ready as Freddy
- idiom
- Informal
:
listo como un niño
- After packing all the supplies, we were ready as Freddy for our camping trip.
Examples
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She was ready as Freddy for the exam after studying for weeks.
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"Ready as Freddy," I replied.
Fiction book (1994) -
The team felt ready as Freddy to compete in the championship match.
Synonyms
170
1.6
Completely ready to begin
29
4.3
Prepared to begin an activity such as a game or meeting
20
3.5
Prepared and available to use immediately
12
2.8
Completely prepared and willing to begin
7
3.0
Fully prepared and available to begin or help right away
Prepared and alert to act immediately
Antonyms
How Ready
Surface Forms
Morphology
Although the structure 'ready as X' is comparative, the proper name 'Freddy' supplies no inherent meaning of preparedness; a learner who knows 'ready' and 'as' but not the idiomatic usage cannot infer that it means 'completely prepared'. This is a fixed, colloquial simile relying on a cultural/idiomatic phrase rather than transparent composition, so it is not predictable from the constituents.
Etymology
The saying ready as Freddy may come from an old children's chant where kids called out 'Ready, Freddy?' to check if someone was 'all set'. That's why the phrase means 'completely prepared' today.