brace yourself

idiom

said to warn someone to be prepared for something
Brace yourself. I have some bad news.

Examples of brace yourself in a Sentence

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“Brace yourself.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brace%20yourself. Accessed 2 Jun. 2024.

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