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gird up the loins

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(idea) by girlotron (2.4 y) (print)   ?   (I like it!) Mon Nov 06 2000 at 0:42:51

A common phrase meaning to prepare oneself for action: "And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah: and he girded up his loins and ran before Ahab." (1 Kings 46)
Gird, from the Old English gyrdan, means to fasten or encircle, usually with a belt.

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