gird up loins
1gird 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 …
2gird one's loins — If you gird your loins, you prepare for conflict or a difficult time …
3gird one's loins — {v. phr.}, {literary} To prepare for action; get ready for a struggle or hard work. * /David girded up his loins and went out to meet the giant Goliath./ * /Seniors must gird their loins for the battles of life./ …
4gird one's loins — {v. phr.}, {literary} To prepare for action; get ready for a struggle or hard work. * /David girded up his loins and went out to meet the giant Goliath./ * /Seniors must gird their loins for the battles of life./ …
5gird\ one's\ loins — v. phr. literary To prepare for action; get ready for a struggle or hard work. David girded up his loins and went out to meet the giant Goliath. Seniors must gird their loins for the battles of life …
6gird\ up\ one's\ loins — v. phr. literary To prepare for action; get ready for a struggle or hard work. David girded up his loins and went out to meet the giant Goliath. Seniors must gird their loins for the battles of life …
7gird — [[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 …
8Gird — (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… …
9gird (up) one's loins (or gird oneself for something) — prepare and strengthen oneself for something difficult. → gird …
10gird (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 …
