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词组 keep your powder dry
释义 keep your powder dry

keep (your) powder dry

to be ready to do something if necessary.

We're not ready to start buying yet. We'll keep our powder dry until we think prices are as low as they'll go.

Etymology: from the idea that gunpowder (= an explosive substance in the form of a powder) will not explode if it is wet

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