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单词 gird (up) one's loins (or gird oneself for something)
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gird (up) one's loins (or gird oneself for something)

Prepare and strengthen oneself for future actions, typically ones that may be dangerous or difficult.You get more tired and less able to take the stress and to gird your loins and take on another day....
  • He calls on ‘progressives’ everywhere to gird their loins for a battle for humanity.
  • I think she should have told him and let the family gird their loins against it.

Synonyms

prepare, get ready, make ready, gear up, nerve, steel, galvanize, brace, strengthen, fortify, bolster, buttress
informal psych oneself up
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