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1 собраться с силами
1) General subject: brace up, call their own, gather oneself up, gird up, mobilize energy, muster all strength, muster up one's strength, pluck up, pull oneself up, gather oneself, gird up one's loins, gird up the loins, muster all strength, rally strength, brace up (духом), raise the energy, nerve oneself, muster strength, pick up the pieces2) Colloquial: psych up3) Literal: get up steam4) Religion: gird up (one's) loins5) Bible: gird up one's loins (к чему-либо), gird loins6) Set phrase: summon up one's strength, brace (oneself), nerve (oneself)7) Aviation medicine: pull oneself together8) Makarov: gird (one's) loins, gird up loins, rally ( one's) strength, collect energiesУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > собраться с силами
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2 подготовиться
1) General subject: gear up, prepare, qualify, gird up loins (к чему-л.), prepare oneself for (к чему-л.), gird up one's loins (к серьёзному шагу, к путешествию и т.п.), gird up the loins (к серьёзному шагу, к путешествию и т.п.), set the stage, get (one's) ducks in a row2) Mathematics: get ready3) Bible: gird up the loins (к серьезному шагу, к путешествию и т. п.)4) Phraseological unit: roll up one's sleeves -
3 препоясать чресла
1) Religion: gird up (one's) loins, gird up the loins2) Bible: gird up one's loins (к чему-либо), gird loins -
4 приступить
1) General subject: begin anew, engage in, fall on, fall to, set about, settle down (к чему-либо), take up, take up the ball, initiate, make a start, get down (to) (к работе), break the ice (к чему-л.), put in hand (к чему-л.), inaugurate (к чему-л.), commence2) Engineering: proceed4) Religion: gird up (one's) loins5) Bible: gird up one's loins (к чему-либо)6) Jargon: get down to it -
5 ноги на плечи
прост.cf. gird up one's loins; put one's best foot forward; go and do it- Села да поехала. А железная-то дорога на что? А вы все думали: я уж ноги протянула и вам наследство оставила?.. А я ноги на плечи, да и сюда. (Ф. Достоевский, Игрок) — 'Got into the train, and came. What's the railway for? And you all thought I had turned up my toes and left everything to you!.. I just girded up my loins and here I am.'
См. также в других словарях:
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 (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 one's loins — phrasal : to prepare for a test of strength or other trial : muster up one s resources : set to work often used with up can the British gird up their loins and move ahead Samuel Van Valkenburg & Ellsworth Huntington * * * I gird (up) one s loins… … Useful english dictionary
gird one's loins — {v. phr.}, {literary} To prepare for action; get ready for a struggle or hard work. * /David girded up his loins and went out to meet the giant Goliath./ * /Seniors must gird their loins for the battles of life./ … Dictionary of American idioms
gird one's loins — {v. phr.}, {literary} To prepare for action; get ready for a struggle or hard work. * /David girded up his loins and went out to meet the giant Goliath./ * /Seniors must gird their loins for the battles of life./ … Dictionary of American idioms
gird\ one's\ loins — v. phr. literary To prepare for action; get ready for a struggle or hard work. David girded up his loins and went out to meet the giant Goliath. Seniors must gird their loins for the battles of life … Словарь американских идиом
Gird — (g[ e]rd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Girt}or {Girded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Girding}.] [OE. girden, gurden, AS. gyrdan; akin to OS. gurdian, D. gorden, OHG. gurten, G. g[ u]rten, Icel. gyr[eth]a, Sw. gjorda, Dan. giorde, Goth. biga[ i]rdan to begird, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — [ 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
To gird on — Gird Gird (g[ e]rd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Girt}or {Girded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Girding}.] [OE. girden, gurden, AS. gyrdan; akin to OS. gurdian, D. gorden, OHG. gurten, G. g[ u]rten, Icel. gyr[eth]a, Sw. gjorda, Dan. giorde, Goth. biga[ i]rdan to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
