HyperDic: steel_oneself_against

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

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