gird (up) your loins

gird (up) your loins to get ready to do something difficult – used humorously准备从事〔艰苦的工作; 幽默用法〕gird (up) your ˈloins(literaryorhumorous)to get ready to do sth difficult准备从事（艰苦的工作）；准备行动The company is girding its loins for a plunge into the overseas market.公司正准备打入海外市场。

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• intermitten fault
• Wanamaker, John
• nephromalacia
• psilosis
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• Menckenian
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