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
Henrikki	HEN-reek-kee	Finnish
Heidrun	-	Norse Mythology, German
Patten	['pætn]
Odhiambo	-	Eastern African, Luo
Liljana	-	Macedonian
Gwyn	-	Welsh