clear the decks

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clear the decks 的定义

  1. Prepare for action, as in I've finished all these memos and cleared the decks for your project, or Clear the decks—here comes the coach. This expression originated in naval warfare, when it described preparing for battle by removing or fastening down all loose objects on the ship's decks. [Second half of 1800s]

clear the decks 近义词

v. 动词 verb

get ready for action

更多clear the decks例句

  1. The story of fluoridation reads like a postmodern fable, and the moral is clear: a scientific discovery might seem like a boon.
  2. But the tide was turning on this issue, an email from another constituent made clear.
  3. France 24 is providing live, round-the-clock coverage of both scenes as they progress.
  4. The use of slurs from both characters makes it clear just how “new” the idea of an openly gay son is even in this time.
  5. Sands was involved in a scandalous-for-the-time romance with the carpenter and there were rumors she was pregnant with his child.
  6. It separates into three layers upon standing—a brown deposit, a clear fluid, and a frothy layer.
  7. Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.
  8. However this be, it is hard to say that these fibs have that clear intention to deceive which constitutes a complete lie.
  9. Knowing by experience that he would soon be up to it, he used his pole with all his might, hoping to steer clear of it.
  10. I am pleading for a clear white light of education that shall go like the sun round the whole world.