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get ready

Idioms  

  1. Also, make ready. Become prepared or make preparations for something. For example, It'll take me another hour to get ready for the painter, or Jane promised to make the room ready for our guests. [Late 1500s] Also see get set.

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Put down the pizza and get ready for a slew of health-focused ads in this year’s Super Bowl.

From The Wall Street Journal

Pre-literacy skills and math concepts can be important for school districts and policymakers as children get ready to begin state testing in later years.

From Los Angeles Times

As soon as we got the news, I helped Togbe get ready, and we set off to the hospital.

From Literature

He ended his post: “Get ready Noah, I’m going to have some fun with you! President DJT”

From Los Angeles Times

When class is almost over, I pack my gel pens, get ready to move.

From Literature

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