- gird (up) one's loins (or gird oneself for something)
- gird (up) one's loins (or gird oneself for something)prepare and strengthen oneself for something difficult.→ gird
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
gird (up) one's loins (or gird oneself for something)
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gird (up) one's loins — idi gird (up) one s loins, to prepare oneself for something requiring strength or endurance … From formal English to slang
gird up one's loins — verb To prepare oneself for something demanding. Man came into this world, not to sit down and muse, not to befog himself with vain subtleties, but to gird up his loins and to work. Syn: steel oneself, shape up, suck it up … Wiktionary
gird — gird1 verb (past and past participle girded or girt) literary encircle or secure with a belt or band. ↘surround; encircle: the mountains girding Kabul. Phrases gird (up) one s loins (or gird oneself for something) prepare and strengthen oneself… … English new terms dictionary
loin — /loyn/, n. 1. Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone. 2. a cut of meat from this region of an animal, esp. a portion including the… … Universalium
preparation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Act of preparing Nouns 1. preparation, preparing; providing; provision, providence, pre arrangement, anticipation, foresight, forethought; precaution, predisposition; plan; rehearsal; training, education … English dictionary for students
brace — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. invigorate, stimulate; support, prop, strengthen. See refreshment. n. bracket, stay, girder; bit, stock; pair. See strength, numeration, power. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A support] Syn. prop, bolster … English dictionary for students
