English Explanatory Dictionary

ready for the off

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Ready for action; set to go; good to go.

Word forms

ready for the off

Etymology

From the notion that horses, greyhounds and racegoers that are ready for the off (beginning) of a race are ready for the action that subsequently follows.

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