gird up one's loins

动词 v.
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英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To prepare oneself for something demanding. idiomatic,intransitive
    — 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.

词形变化

girds up one's loins present,singular,third-person girding up one's loins participle,present girded up one's loins participle,past girded up one's loins past girt up one's loins archaic,participle,past girt up one's loins archaic,past gird one's loins alternative girdle one's loins alternative

词源

Likely a Hebraism, often used in the King James Bible (e.g., 2 Kings 4:29). Literally referred to the need to strap a belt around one's waist, i.e. when getting up, in order to avoid the cloak falling off; or otherwise before battle, to free the legs for running.
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