Meaning of gird up one's loins | Babel Free
Definitions
To prepare oneself for something demanding.
idiomatic, intransitive
Equivalents
Polski
szykować się
Русский
перепоя́сать чре́сла
Examples
“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.”
“Then Tom girded up his loins, so to speak, and went to work to “get his verses.””
“Then Susan said briskly, "Well, we must just gird up our loins and pitch in."”
“King Gyanendra must gird up his loins and prepare himself for all exigencies.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.