the hatches

And the company's other actions suggest that it is battening down the hatches for a much rougher time than it expected at the start of June.

In their view, battening down the hatches at a time when their markets are still growing would be, quite simply, bad business.

On closer inspection, however, it becomes clear that the crisis forced the industry as a whole to batten down the hatches.

So if I get something done, like epoxy the hatches of the kayak I'm building, it's a great day.

The hatches could be closed when there's danger, just as submarines close their hatches.

Hollywood is battening down the hatches in expectation of a strike by actors and writers this summer.

You and your friends better batten down the hatches, because when it hits.

Batten down the hatches when this sea otter pirate comes aboard . He's got a great right hook !

Shui On Land, in common with other developers, is battening down the hatches for a tough second half.

Kyle Vander Ziel with one of their chickens in the back yard of the Hatches.

The crews of Atlantis and the International Space Station had an emotional farewell Sunday before they closed the hatches.

Once leak checks are completed, the hatches between the vehicles are scheduled to open at 4: 41 a. m. Wednesday to begin joint operations.

Or a newspaper might report that "defense lawyers were 'battening down the hatches' for testimony by someone who observed the crime. "

The ship's crew battened down the hatches before the storm.

Another expression linked to sailing is " batten down the hatches" .

Cargo like wood or containers can be carried on top of the hatches .

Before getting into the capsules, the crew closed all the hatches on the ISS.

Paul's son Dave used to plow the Hatches' driveway in the winter.

They traveled together and she took the Hatches to doctors' appointments.

Through the years, the Hatches paid for local children to attend summer camp when their parents couldn't afford it.

We've finished loading (discharging), close the hatches, please.

Sandra and her family where very dear friends of the Hatches'.

Steve, Joan and Kyle Vander Ziels on the back porch of the Hatches'.

Stay together! Close the hatches!

Please open all the hatches.

You have derricks at all the hatches, don't you?

A news report, for example, might say that people are battening down the hatches for a big winter storm.

The station and shuttle crews will open the hatches between their vehicles and greet each other in about two hours.

Dictators clatter down the stairs and batten down the hatches as their regimes implode;