gird (somebody) (up) for something

gird (somebody) (up) for something
gird (yourself/sb/sth) (up) for sth derived
(literary) to prepare for sth difficult, especially a fight, contest, etc.
Main entry: ↑girdderived

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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