batten down the hatches

The prime minister will be wanting to "get things sorted out, batten down the hatches and get things moving forward," Baroness Harman said.

Batten down the hatches: We’re facing “economic headwinds.”

Now TV’s top prizes must batten down the hatches for a major contraction.

"Companies continued to batten down the hatches by cutting purchasing, not replacing leavers and focusing on smart inventory management to minimise any unnecessary plant costs," said Usamah Bhatti at S&P Global Market Intelligence, which compiled the survey.

While some were scrambling to batten down the hatches, however, others were taking a different approach.