WordNet
ready to hand
adj. easy to reach; "found a handy spot for the can opener" [syn: convenient, handy, ready to hand(p)]
Usage examples of "ready to hand".
I saw Cynan, red hair like a firebrand above gleaming shoulders, muscles bunched as he drove the chariot, a bundle of spears ready to hand.
Every unit, even administrative and service outfits, has M-4 rocket launchers ready to hand.
If the men on this Outpost had known it was a stinking Morah, they'd have been ready to hand him back in a minute.
We sent the nukes as well so the Protectors would have powerful weapons ready to hand right away, either as bombs or pumps for lasers.