- gird (up) (your) loins
- 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.
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gird (up) (your) loins
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gird up your loins — gird (up) your loins : to prepare yourself for a fight or for some difficult task The company is girding its loins for what could be a long strike. • • • Main Entry: ↑loin … Useful english dictionary
gird (up) your loins — gird (up) your ˈloins idiom (literary humorous) to get ready to do sth difficult • The company is girding its loins for a plunge into the overseas market. Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
gird your loins — gird (up) your loins : to prepare yourself for a fight or for some difficult task The company is girding its loins for what could be a long strike. • • • Main Entry: ↑loin … Useful english dictionary
gird one's loins — If you gird your loins, you prepare for conflict or a difficult time … The small dictionary of idiomes
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 — [ 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 — 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 — verb past tense and past participle girded or girt (T) literary 1 gird (up) your loins biblical or humorous to get ready to do something 2 to fasten something around you … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Gird — (g[ e]rd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Girt}or {Girded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Girding}.] [OE. girden, gurden, AS. gyrdan; akin to OS. gurdian, D. gorden, OHG. gurten, G. g[ u]rten, Icel. gyr[eth]a, Sw. gjorda, Dan. giorde, Goth. biga[ i]rdan to begird, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gird — [[t]gɜ͟ː(r)d[/t]] girds, girding, girded VERB If you gird yourself for a battle or contest, you prepare yourself for it. [LITERARY] to gird your loins → see loin [V pron refl for n … English dictionary
