兜の緒を締める

かぶとのおをしめる

Meanings

1. Expression, Ichidan verb to brace oneself (e.g. for battle); to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind (literally: to tighten the strings of one's helmet) (oft. as 勝って兜の緒を締めよ) See also: 勝って兜の緒を締めよ (かってかぶとのおをしめよ).

Kanji

• 兜 helmet; head piece. Read as かぶと.
• 緒 cord
• 締 tighten. Read as しめる.

Words containing 兜の緒を締める

• 勝って兜の緒を締めよ (かってかぶとのおをしめよ) do not let your guard down after a victory

Word lists

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