单词 | batten down the hatches |
释义 | batten down the hatchesSEE SYNONYMS FOR batten down the hatches ON THESAURUS.COM Prepare for trouble, as in Here comes the boss—batten down the hatches. This term originated in the navy, where it signified preparing for a storm by fastening down canvas over doorways and hatches (openings) with strips of wood called battens. [Late 1800s] Words nearby batten down the hatchesbattel, battels, battement, batten, Battenburg, batten down the hatches, Batten-Mayou disease, batten plate, Batten's disease, batter, batter board The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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