"their guns were at the ready"
"get ready"
"she is ready to resign"
"the bridge is ready to collapse"
"I am ready to work"
"ready for action"
"ready for use"
"the soup will be ready in a minute"
"ready to learn to read"
"he seems to have ample ready money"
"a ready source of cash"
"he was ready to believe her"
"dinner is ready"
"a quick mind"
"a ready wit"
"Cook me dinner, please"
"can you make me an omelette?"
"fix breakfast for the guests, please"
"Get the children ready for school!"
"prepare for war"
"I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"