Well, I guess I had better gird up my loins and go to work.
•Somebody has to do something about the problem. Why don't you gird up your loins and do something?
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
gird up one's loins — To prepare for energetic action, as if by tucking up one s clothes • • • Main Entry: ↑loin … Useful english dictionary
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
gird (up) one's loins (or gird oneself for something) — prepare and strengthen oneself for something difficult. → gird … English new terms dictionary
gird\ 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 … Словарь американских идиом
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 — get ready for action … English contemporary dictionary
gird one's loins — phrasal : to prepare for a test of strength or other trial : muster up one s resources : set to work often used with up can the British gird up their loins and move ahead Samuel Van Valkenburg & Ellsworth Huntington * * * I gird (up) one s loins… … 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 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./ … Dictionary of American idioms
gird 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./ … Dictionary of American idioms
gird\ 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 … Словарь американских идиом
