preparing (verb)
11go off half-cocked — verb act prematurely or without reflection or too soon she wanted to quit her job but her mother told her not to go off half cocked • Syn: ↑go off at half cock • Hypernyms: ↑act, ↑move • Verb Frames: Somebody s …
12wash up — verb a) To clean the utensils, dishes etc. used in preparing and eating a meal. Dinner has just finished, so go and wash up. b) To wash ones hands and/or face, often around mealtimes. Dinner is almost ready, so go and wash up. Syn …
13point the bone — verb a) To place a curse on another person by pointing a bone at that person. They were preparing to point the bone at him. The act of pointing the bone was, of course, merely a theatrical show, having a psychological effect... b) To blame… …
14catechize — verb To give religious instruction, often by the question and answer method, especially children or adolescents who are preparing for confirmation …
15throw in at the deep end — verb to introduce a person to a new situation without adequately preparing him or her …
16ad-lib — verb (ad libs, ad libbing, ad libbed) speak or perform in public without preparing in advance. adverb & adjective 1》 spoken without advance preparation. 2》 Music with free rhythm and expression. 3》 as much and as often as desired. noun an ad lib… …
17edit — verb (edits, editing, edited) 1》 prepare (written material) for publication by correcting, condensing, or otherwise modifying it. ↘prepare and arrange material for (a recording or broadcast). ↘change (online text) on a computer or word… …
18wait — verb 1》 stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or occurrence. ↘be delayed or deferred. ↘informal defer (a meal) until a person s arrival. ↘[usu. as noun waiting] park a vehicle for a short time at the side of a road …
19ad-lib — verb ad libbed, ad lilbbing (I, T) to say something in a speech, a performance of a play etc without preparing or planning it: She forgot her lines and had to ad lib the rest of the scene. ad lib noun (C) ad lib / . ./ adjective, adverb …
20have kittens — Verb. To worry to excess. E.g. No wonder she was having kittens, preparing a buffet singled handed for 150 guests …
