gird (something) (up) for something
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gird (yourself) (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
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
gird — [gə:d US gə:rd] v past tense and past participle girded or girt [gə:t US gə:rt] [: Old English; Origin: gyrdan] 1.) gird (up) your loins to get ready to do something difficult used humorously 2.) [I and T] if you gird for something, or gird… … Dictionary of contemporary English
gird (up) one's loins (or gird oneself for something) — prepare and strengthen oneself for something difficult. → gird … English new terms dictionary
gird — [ gɜrd ] verb transitive to prepare for a difficult activity: The army is girding itself for a renewed assault by the rebels. a. gird up your loins OFTEN HUMOROUS or gird yourself (up) to prepare for something difficult or dangerous … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gird (up) (your) loins — humorous to prepare yourself mentally to do something difficult. Both sides are presently girding their loins for the legal battles that lie ahead … New idioms dictionary
gird — UK [ɡɜː(r)d] / US [ɡɜrd] verb [transitive] Word forms gird : present tense I/you/we/they gird he/she/it girds present participle girding past tense girt UK [ɡɜː(r)t] / US [ɡɜrt] or girded past participle girt or girded a) to prepare for a… … English dictionary
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
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 (up) one's loins — idi gird (up) one s loins, to prepare oneself for something requiring strength or endurance … From formal English to slang
