steel oneself
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steel oneself — the coach gives us tips on how to steel ourselves before a game Syn: brace oneself, nerve oneself, summon (up) one s courage, screw up one s courage, gear oneself up, prepare oneself, get in the right frame of mind; fortify oneself, harden… … Thesaurus of popular words
steel oneself — BRACE ONESELF, nerve oneself, summon (up) one s courage, screw up one s courage, gear oneself up, prepare oneself, get in the right frame of mind; fortify oneself, harden oneself; informal psych oneself up; poetic/literary gird (up) one s loins.… … Useful english dictionary
steel oneself — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. brace oneself, fortify, screw up one s courage; see prepare 1 … English dictionary for students
steel oneself against — verb prepare mentally or emotionally for something unpleasant • Syn: ↑steel onself for, ↑brace oneself for, ↑prepare for • Hypernyms: ↑inure, ↑harden, ↑indurate • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
steel — oneself … Thesaurus of popular words
steel — I n. 1) to make, produce steel 2) to temper steel 3) stainless steel 4) a bar; ingot; sheet; slab; strip of steel 5) (misc.) cold steel ( bayonet, knife used in close combat ) II v. 1) (D; refl.) to steel for (to steel oneself for the next… … Combinatory dictionary
steel — /stil / (say steel) noun 1. iron in a modified form, artificially produced, containing a certain amount of carbon (more than in wrought iron and less than in cast iron) and other constituents, such as chromium, molybdenum, etc., and possessing a… …
steel onself for — verb prepare mentally or emotionally for something unpleasant • Syn: ↑steel oneself against, ↑brace oneself for, ↑prepare for • Hypernyms: ↑inure, ↑harden, ↑indurate • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
steel — ► NOUN 1) a hard, strong grey or bluish grey alloy of iron with carbon and usually other elements, used as a structural material and in manufacturing. 2) a rod of roughened steel on which knives are sharpened. 3) strength and determination:… … English terms dictionary
steel — [v] prepare oneself animate, brace, buck up*, cheer, embolden, encourage, fortify, gird, grit teeth*, harden, hearten, inspirit, make up one’s mind*, prepare, rally, ready, reinforce, strengthen; concept 35 Ant. fail, weaken … New thesaurus
