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Definition of
gird for phrasal verb
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
gird for
phrasal verb
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gird (yourself/somebody/something) (up) for something
(literary)
to prepare for something difficult, especially a fight, contest, etc.
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gird for
in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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