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Idiom

ready to roll

Meaning

Of a person, machine, vehicle, or plan, fully prepared to begin functioning and operating.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“Pack your bags, we are ready to roll.”

“The team checked all the equipment twice and confirmed they were finally ready to roll for the morning launch.”

“With the final contracts signed and the logistics fully coordinated, the expedition leaders declared the entire crew ready to roll at dawn.”

Examples

simple

“Pack your bags, we are ready to roll.”

contextual

“The team checked all the equipment twice and confirmed they were finally ready to roll for the morning launch.”

complex

“With the final contracts signed and the logistics fully coordinated, the expedition leaders declared the entire crew ready to roll at dawn.”

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