poise oneself for

poise oneself for something

to get ready for something. She poised herself for her dive. Fred poised himself for a fall, but everything worked out all right.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Malie	-	Hawaiian
RafaŁ	RAH-fow	Polish
Hedy	HE-dee (German), HAY-dee (Dutch)	German, Dutch
Waddell	[wɔ'del]
Ekewaka	-	Hawaiian
Raimonds	-	Latvian