at the ready

As consumers are preparing to make their purchases, scammers and porch pirates are at the ready to exploit this holiday shopping event.

It never condescends to Sisters Barnes and Paxton and they always have sound rebuttals at the ready; they are also observant, smart and canny.

While others ranted and raved, Buttigieg always remained calm, happy to go on Fox or any other platform with an arsenal of facts at the ready.

Officers in combat gear then take up positions around them, their assault rifles at the ready.

Kounalakis is also the latest in a long line of wealthy women and men with a mountain of cash at the ready as they pursue California’s top political job.