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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
Seth (1)SETH (English)English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Xiang-Chinese
MarlaMAHR-ləEnglish
Araceliah-rah-THE-lee (Spanish), ah-rah-SE-lee (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
Yamikaniyah-mee-KAH-neeSouthern African, Chewa
Rouben-Biblical Greek, Armenian
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