be prepared
Anticipate what's coming
Be prepared is an exhortation to ready oneself for whatever may come, whether specific challenges or general uncertainty.
It serves as the motto of the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, where it encapsulates the organization's emphasis on self-reliance and readiness.
The phrase functions as practical advice in everyday contexts: Be prepared for delays at the airport.
It can also carry a note of warning about something unpleasant: Be prepared—the news isn't good.
- Boy ScoutsYouth outdoor leadership group
- mapSpatial representation of terrain
- Eagle ScoutScouting's highest rank
- waterClear essential liquid
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
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- Mottoescarpe diem, excelsior, always ready, liberty or death, sic semper tyrannis
- cautioncareful, be careful, cautious, caution, watch out
- getting readyget ready, readying, equipping, gear up, prep time
- alertnessalert, alertness, attentive, vigilance, vigilant
- initiativetake action, taking initiative, go for it, initiating, take the lead
be preparedwing it
Act without preparation
improvise · play it by ear · go with the flow · hope for the best · fumble
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