"square one's shoulders" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: squares one's shoulders [present, singular, third-person], squaring one's shoulders [participle, present], squared one's shoulders [participle, past], squared one's shoulders [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} square one's shoulders (third-person singular simple present squares one's shoulders, present participle squaring one's shoulders, simple past and past participle squared one's shoulders)
  1. To position one's shoulders back and in a straight line, forming a sort of square's edge.
    Sense id: en-square_one's_shoulders-en-verb-jao7qTSS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20
  2. (figurative) To prepare to deal with a hard task, to ready oneself for difficulty. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-square_one's_shoulders-en-verb-xZb7FOua

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