Перевод gird your loins
Gird — (g[ e]rd), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
gird (up) one’s loins (or gird oneself for something) — prepare and strengthen oneself for something difficult. → gird … English new terms dictionary
gird one’s loins — If you gird your loins, you prepare for conflict or a difficult time … The small dictionary of idiomes
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 … New idioms dictionary
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 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 — [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 up one’s loins — To prepare for energetic action, as if by tucking up one s clothes • • • Main Entry: ↑loin … Useful english dictionary
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 — ► VERB (past and past part. girded or girt) literary 1) encircle or secure with a belt or band. 2) (often in phrase gird one s loins) prepare and strengthen oneself for what is to come. ORIGIN Old English, related to GIRDLE(Cf. ↑girdle) and … English terms dictionary
Перевод gird 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 … New idioms dictionary
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 one’s loins — If you gird your loins, you prepare for conflict or a difficult time … The small dictionary of idiomes
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 — [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.
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
Перевод gird your loins
loin — [lɔın] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: loigne, from Latin lumbus] 1.) loins [plural] literary the part of your body below your waist and above your legs, which includes your sexual organs 2.) [U and C] a piece of meat from the lower… … Dictionary of contemporary English
loin — [loin] n. [ME loine < OFr loigne < VL * lumbea < L lumbus: see LUMBAR] 1. [usually pl.] the lower part of the back on either side of the backbone between the hipbones and the ribs 2. the front part of the hindquarters of beef, lamb,… … English World dictionary
gird oneself — 1. To tuck up loose garments under the girdle (so as to be better able to run or act quickly) 2. To brace the mind for any trial or effort 3. See also ↑loin • • • Main Entry: ↑gird … Useful english dictionary
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 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 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
loin — /loyn/, n. 1. Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone. 2. a cut of meat from this region of an animal, esp. a portion including the… … Universalium
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
Loin — The portion of the lower back from just below the rib cage to the pelvis. The loins include the psoas muscles which are very powerful muscles in the lower back. The term loin is more often encountered now at the meat counter than in medicine. It… … Medical dictionary
loin — [[t]lɔ͟ɪn[/t]] loins 1) N PLURAL Someone s loins are the front part of their body between their waist and legs, especially their sexual parts. [LITERARY, OLD FASHIONED] 2) N VAR Loin or a loin is a piece of meat which comes from the back or sides … English dictionary
loin — noun 1 (C, U) a piece of meat from the lower part of an animal s back 2 loins (plural) especially literary a) the part of your body below your waist and above your legs b) the area directly around your sexual organs 3 the fruit of your loins… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English