Prepare
111make ready — PREPARE, make preparations, get everything ready, gear up for. → ready * * * phrasal : to prepare and adjust the form and press for printing * * * prepare they were told to make ready for the journey home …
112roll up one's sleeves — prepare to work hard or seriously Everyone in our club rolled up their sleeves to help prepare for the party …
113pave the way for — PREPARE (THE WAY) FOR, make preparations for, get ready for, lay the foundations for, herald, precede. → pave * * * pave the way for 1. To prepare the way for 2. To make easier 3. To help to bring on • • • Main Entry: ↑pave * * * create the… …
114prepd — prepare, prepared …
115Cook up — prepare heroin for injection …
116Flash one's dover — prepare to eat …
117Mull up — prepare marijuana or hash for smoking, often by mixing it with some other substance as tobacco …
118Psych — prepare psychologically, especially for a competition, stressful situation, etc.: psyched themselves into it ; psyching up the players for the final …
119psych up — prepare, prime, pump up. See preparation …
120parmentier — préparé avec des pommes de terre ♦ Antoine Auguste Parmentier baron qui a popularisé la pomme de terre en France …