batten down the hatches

/bˈatən dˌaʊn ðə hˈatʃɪz/

/bˈæʔn̩ dˌaʊn ðə hˈætʃᵻz/

[phrase]

to batten down the hatches

[PHRASE]

to get ready for trouble, difficulty, or danger

Examples

1. Batten down the hatches!

2. You can use a TIE Reaper to sort of batten down the hatches around your area to put up turrets, drop mines, to defend the zone.

3. You've read the headlines, of course, you've heard all the hyperbole, the robots are coming and well, you'd better batten down the hatches and stock up on the canned beans because they're coming for our jobs and for some jobs, well, that's absolutely true.

4. It’s time to batten down the hatches.