PREPARE

BE PREPARED
PREPARE FOR SOMETHING
to make or get someone ready for
something that will happen in the future:
 Have you prepared
for your interview?
 This course prepares
students for middle
and senior managerial positions.
 He is working hard preparing for a test.
PREPARE YOURSELF FOR SOMETHING
to expect that something will happen and to be ready for it:
 The police are preparing themselves
for trouble at the demonstration.
 I had been preparing myself for this
moment.
 Her condition is not improving as
we hoped. You must prepare
yourselves for the worst.
BE PREPARED TO DO SOMETHING - idiom
to be willing to do something:
 I don't mind explaining it to you,
but I'm not prepared to do it for you.
 You can see a doctor today, if you’re
prepared to wait.
 I’m prepared to take legal action if
necessary.