stand by
to be ready to do something
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to be ready to do something
to prepare yourself for something unpleasant
used for saying that everything is ready for an event or an activity to begin
to be ready for something, especially a change
to be ready to do something, because all the necessary preparations have been made
planning to do something
to have a secret plan that you can surprise someone with
to prepare mentally for doing something difficult
to get ready or to make something ready for a difficult or dangerous situation
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a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken
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… the decision to treat the rights and duties of a company as being the same as the rights and duties of its shareholders
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