「嚴陣以待」

(pos:動詞)
<explanation>
yue:準備好面對一個危機或者外敵，嚴肅戒備
eng:to be in the highest level of readiness; to be ready for action
<eg>
yue:今次金融風暴，金管局已經嚴陣以待，準備咗八十億外匯。 (gam1 ci3 gam1 jung4 fung1 bou6, gam1 gun2 guk6 ji5 ging1 jim4 zan6 ji5 doi6, zeon2 bei6 zo2 baat3 sap6 jik1 ngoi6 wui6.)
eng:The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has amassed 80 billion USD worth of foreign reserve to stay afloat in this financial tsunami.