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Phrase(s): prepare someone or something for something
to get someone or something ready for something. • I prepared her for her trip by going over her itinerary. • I prepared the garden for planting., Phrase(s): prepare someone for something
to build someone up for shocking news. • I went in and had a talk with her to prepare her for the report. • You should prepare yourself for the worst.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs