英语词汇“batten down the hatches”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	batten down the hatches
释义	batten down the hatches SEE 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 hatches battel, 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. Words related to batten down the hatches tie up, button up, zip up
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batten down the hatches