batten down the hatches
US /ˈbætən daʊn ðə ˈhætʃɪz/
・UK /ˈbætən daʊn ðə ˈhætʃɪz/
C1
idm.To prepare for a difficult or dangerous situation.
With the storm coming, residents battened down the hatches at night.
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Honest Trailers - Pirates of the Caribbean
- Batten down the hatches for nearly 10 overstuffed maritime hours of impossible sword fights.
Batten down the hatches for nearly 10 overstuffed maritime hours of impossible sword fights.
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- You and your friends better batten down the hatches.
You and your friends better batten down the hatches.
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- You and your friends better batten down the hatches, because when it hits, you're all going to wonder how you ever thought you could live so large and leave so little for the rest of us.
You and your friends better batten down the hatches, because when it hits, you're all going to wonder how you ever thought you could live so large and leave so little for the rest of us.
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- Batten down the hatches! Set sail for adventure!
Batten down the hatches! Set sail for adventure!