gear up for

gear up for someone or something

to get ready for something. We are busy gearing up for Joan's visit next week.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Helena	['helinə]
Osborne	['ɔzbən]
Marlena	mahr-LEEN-ə (English), mahr-LE-nah (Polish)	English, Polish
Ivanka	-	Bulgarian, Czech, Slovak, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Gijsbert	KHIES-bərt	Dutch
Manouel	-	Late Greek