HyperDic: brace_oneself_for

English > 1 sense of the expression brace oneself for:
VERBchangebrace oneself for, steel oneself against, steel onself for, prepare forprepare mentally or emotionally for something unpleasant
English > brace oneself for: 1 sense > verb 1, change
MeaningPrepare mentally or emotionally for something unpleasant.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Synonymssteel oneself against, steel onself for, prepare for
Broaderinure, harden, indurateCause to accept or become hardened to

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