gird yourself
also gird (up) your loins literary or humorousto get ready to do something or deal with something:
We girded ourselves for the fray (= prepared for action or trouble).
Europe's finest golfers are girding their loins for the challenge of the Ryder Cup.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Preparing
- batten
- batten down the hatches idiom
- break sb in
- build-up
- calibrate
- draw
- forewarn
- gear
- gird
- groundwork
- homework
- lay the basis/foundations for sth idiom
- lead up to sth
- preparation
- roll
- steel
- suit
- suit up
- work (yourself) up to sth
- work your way around to sth idiom
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