al peu del canó

Catalan

Etymology

Compare Spanish al pie del cañón.

Adjective

al peu del canó (invariable)

  1. (idiomatic) at the ready
    Synonyms: aparellat, a punt

Further reading
  • M. Teresa Espinal (2006) “al peu del canó”, in Diccionari de sinònims de frases fetes, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, →ISBN
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