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ready, willing, and able

ready, willing, and able phrase: used to describe someone who is well-prepared and eager to do something.

Phrase

ready, willing, and able

  1. Used to describe someone who is well-prepared and eager to do something.

Questions about ready, willing, and able

What does ready, willing, and able mean?
Ready, willing, and able means used to describe someone who is well-prepared and eager to do something.
What part of speech is ready, willing, and able?
Ready, willing, and able is a phrase.

Words near ready, willing, and able in the dictionary

  1. ready up
  2. ready, aim, fire
  3. ready, fire, aim
  4. ready, set, go
  5. ready, steady, go
  6. ready, willing, and able
  7. ready-cooked
  8. ready-handed
  9. ready-handedness
  10. ready-made
  11. ready-mades

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