brace yourself
Get ready now
Brace yourself is a warning to prepare for impact—physical or emotional.
Literally, it means to steady your body against a coming blow or jolt: Brace yourself, we're about to hit turbulence.
More often figurative, it signals bad news or an unpleasant revelation is coming: Brace yourself—the estimate came back at twice what we expected.
The phrase implies the listener should steel themselves because what follows will be difficult to absorb.
- steadyFixed, not fluctuating
- hold onWait or maintain grip
- hold tightMaintain firm grasp
- prepareMake ready beforehand
- get readyMake preparations beforehand
grip · tighten · impact · buckle up · clench · grit · teeth · incoming · warning · take cover · tension · ready · anticipate · shock · jolt · turbulence · rough patch · white-knuckle
- Alarm Expressionshelp, mayday, SOS, oh no, watch out
- cautioncareful, be careful, cautious, caution, watch out
- getting readyget ready, readying, be prepared, equipping, gear up
- anticipationanticipating, expectation, expectancy, expecting, awaiting
- commandsgo, stop, wait, come, run
- perseverancepersist, never give up, tenacity, hang in there, endurance
brace yourselfrelax
Become less tense
let go · loosen up · unwind · ease up · stand down
brace yourselfdon't worry
Reassurance against anxiety
take it easy · rest easy · hope for the best · keep calm · think nothing of it
brace yourselfcalm down
Become less agitated
breathe easy · rest easy · don't worry · surrender · go with the flow
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