gird up one's loins

Meaning: (idiomatic,intransitive)Toprepareoneself for somethingdemanding.1857,Herman Melville, chapter 37, inThe Confidence Man:Man came into this world, not to sit down and muse, not to befog himself with vain subtleties, but togird up his loinsand to work.1876,Mark Twain[pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], chapter IV, inThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Hartford, Conn.: The American Publishing Company,→OCLC,page42:Then Tomgirded up his loins, so to speak, and went to work to “get his verses.”1920,Lucy Maud Montgomery, chapter 9, inRilla of Ingleside:Then Susan said briskly, "Well, we must justgird up our loinsand pitch in."2004, "Editorial,"nepalnews.com(Nepal), vol. 24, no. 6 (Aug 3-19):King Gyanendra mustgird up his loinsand prepare himself for all exigencies.Synonyms:brace oneself,eat one's Wheaties,roll up one's sleeves,shape up,steel oneself,suck it up

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