竖起脊梁
shù​qǐ​jǐ​liáng

to pull oneself together

  • created sense approved 竖起脊梁/豎起脊梁 · shù​qǐ​jǐ​liáng · to pull oneself together — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    竖起脊梁 / 豎起脊梁

    shù​qǐ​jǐ​liáng

    to pull oneself together

    to brace oneself and get ready for action; to straighten one's back and show spirit or determination

    shù​qǐ​jǐ​liang

    竖起, 脊梁

    竖起 (literal) → 竖起/豎起 · shù​qǐ · to hold up 脊梁 (literal) → 脊梁 · jǐ​liáng · spine

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense