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batten down the hatches

verb as in prepare for trouble

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Batten down the hatches and don't make a sound - this week sees director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland unleash 28 Years Later.

From BBC

The prime minister will be wanting to "get things sorted out, batten down the hatches and get things moving forward," Baroness Harman said.

From BBC

Batten down the hatches: We’re facing “economic headwinds.”

Now TV’s top prizes must batten down the hatches for a major contraction.

"Companies continued to batten down the hatches by cutting purchasing, not replacing leavers and focusing on smart inventory management to minimise any unnecessary plant costs," said Usamah Bhatti at S&P Global Market Intelligence, which compiled the survey.

From Reuters

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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