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Mr. Tom Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary

Primed for battle

Hi

Is the underlined part natural English? What does it mean?

(I heard it in a cartoon today.)

If you do decide to cross the boundaries, you'd better be primed for a big fight.

Thanks,

Tom

  

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Yes, it's correct and natural. "You'd better be ~" is a kind of exhortation or warning. The implication is that if you aren't, then things will be bad for you.

— GPY

  • Yes, it's correct and natural.
  • "You'd better be ~" is a kind of exhortation or warning.
  • The implication is that if you aren't, then things will be bad for you.
  • "primed" means prepared and ready for action.
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Yes, it's correct and natural.

"You'd better be ~" is a kind of exhortation or warning. The implication is that if you aren't, then things will be bad for you.

"primed" means prepared and ready for action.

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