" brace yourself "

 [ "brace yourself" ]

1: Preparing to hear something emotionally bad, or preparing for an impact (for an example: car going to crash)

  * e.g.,  ... *car about to crash* 

 [ "brace yourself" ]

1: Prepare yourself mentally or emotionally for hearing something unpleasant, out of place or inappropriate.

  * e.g.,  ... "...they dropped the ball and now, brace yourself -- they're making us pay for it." 

 [ "brace yourself" ]

1: In the small Norfolk town of Kings Lynn and the villages surrounding, 'bracing yourself' is a term followed by a face similar to a gurn. The facial expression is called 'a brace'or 'the brace' with an 'urghh' sound attached

  * e.g.,  ... Rob:Brace yourself Jamzo! 

 [ "Brace Yourself" ]

1: Phrase used when something unbelievable wonderful is about to happen to someone else or even to yourself and without this warning the person's heart might stop -- at least for a moment!"

  * e.g.,  ... "Brace yourself, you're about to get the ride of your life!"