at the ready

English

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

at the ready

(idiomatic) Ready; in a state of preparation or waiting; in position or anticipation.
The soldiers held their rifles at the ready and listened for the enemy.

The soldiers' rifles were at the ready.

Translations

ready; in a state of preparation or waiting; in position or anticipation

Chinese:
Mandarin: 已準備好的, 已准备好的 (yǐ zhǔnbèi hǎo de)
Finnish: valmiina
French: en joue (fr)

Portuguese: aposto (pt), a postos, de prontidão
Romanian: pregătit (ro), la îndemână
Russian: нагото́ве (ru) (nagotóve)
Spanish: a punto, al pie del cañón

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