harden (oneself) to (something)
harden (oneself) to (something)
To ready or prepare oneself, often emotionally, for a difficult or unpleasant experience. How can I, as a therapist, ever harden myself to the pain of others? We all need to harden ourselves to the seriousness of Aunt Louise's diagnosis.
See also: harden
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
harden oneself to something
Fig. to make oneself capable of bearing something unpleasant. You will have to learn to harden yourself to tragedies like this. They happen every day in a hospital. She had learned to harden herself to the kinds of poverty she had to work in.
See also: harden
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- put (oneself) on the line
- put yourself on the line
- kick oneself
- kick yourself
- wash (one's) hands of (someone or something)
- wash hands of
- wash one's hands of
- wash your hands of
- wash your hands of somebody/something
- wash your hands of something/someone