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steel oneself for

steel oneself for someone or something

to prepare oneself for someone or something difficult or unpleasant; to get ready to face someone or something. Aunt Helen is coming for a visit. We should steel ourselves for her. I think something is going wrong. We had better steel ourselves for a shock.
See also: steel

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
CerberusSUR-bə-rəs (English)Greek Mythology (Latinized)
EmeseEM-esh-eHungarian
Fenna-Dutch, Frisian
Eliso-Georgian
Shani (2)-Hinduism
AnnelieAH-ne-lee (German)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
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