steel against

steel someone against someone or something

to fortify someone against someone or something; to prepare someone to endure someone or something. I tried to steel Liz against Carl, who was bringing her some very bad news. We steeled her against the bad news.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Piedad	pye-DHAHD	Spanish
Michela	mee-KE-lah	Italian
Catahecassa	-	Native American, Shawnee
Saffron	SAF-rən	English (Rare)
Ian	[iən]
Reese	-	Welsh