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Examples:get ready (for a journey)—come when called (idiom); ready and compliant—the hero has plans already laid (idiom); have plans ready in advance—can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready give and take—lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests—sleep on one's armor with spear by the pillow (idiom); ready for battle—(of the military or police) carry loaded rifles ready for an emergency—precarious as pile of eggs (idiom); ready fall and break at any moment—place righteousness before family (idiom); ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it—lit. spare valor for sale (idiom); fig. after former successes, still ready for more work—lit. convinced in heart and by word (idiom); sincerely convinced and ready concede—keep one's spear by the pillow and await the dawn (idiom); ready for battle—pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for action—ten thousand deaths will not prevent me (idiom); ready risk life and limb to help out—construct by hoisting ready-built components into place—mound of earth on a dike (ready for emergency repairs)—"Erya" or "The Ready Guide", first extant Chinese dictionary, c. 3rd century BC, with glossaries on classical texts—able reply quickly and fluently (idiom); having a ready answer—everything is ready, all we need is an east wind [idiom.]—sb. ready substitute at any time for principal player—lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind [idiom.]— |