Question of the Day #1057

Gird your loins because alcoholic Solo has arrived in Australia

From the headline of this article at LAD Bible.

  上記の文で、gird one's loinsの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "gird one's loins" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎には、gird up one's loinsになっていますが意味は同じです。

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Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

To prepare oneself to face or contend with something.

   

Examples

• You better gird your loins in preparation for another holiday with my dysfunctional family!
• They better gird up their loins—the weather up there is no joke.
• We girded our loins to face our competitors.
• He is girding his loins to demand financial compensation.
• I am girding up my loins for another round of high-level meetings.

   

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