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单词 keep your powder dry
释义

keepyourpowder dry

idiom
towaitbefore takingaction, but bereadyto takeactionif it isnecessary:
Ithinksomepotentialcandidatesare going tokeeptheirpowderdryandseehow it'splayingout.
I'm going tokeepmypowderdryand get as muchinformationas I can before Icommitto anything.
We arekeepingsomepowderdryincasemarketsfallagain.
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  • abrogation
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  • fiddle around
  • fight shy ofidiom
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  • short circuit
  • shrink fromsomething
  • shy away fromsomething
  • sit onyourarseidiom
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(Definition ofkeep your powder dryfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
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