- sharpen your pencils
- be ready, be prepared
Let's sharpen our pencils, gang. We have to set some goals.
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sharpen your pencils
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sharpen — verb 1 (I, T) to become sharper or make something sharper: Sharpen all your pencils before the test. | The light grew brighter and the shadows sharpened. 2 (T) to make a feeling stronger and more urgent: These latest moves have sharpened fears of … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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