January 29, 2015　=========
☆ steel oneself　　心を鬼にする
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If you “steel yourself” it means you are preparing to deal with something unpleasant. For example, if you need to make a phone call to apologize to someone, you might need to steel yourself before making the call.
If you are writing this word, be careful not to confuse the spelling, there is another word, “steal” which is pronounced the same but means to take something without permission. For example, a bank robber steals money from the bank. Or someone might steal your idea and tell other people it was their idea.
Can you make a sentence or think of a situation where you might use either “steal” or “steel oneself”?
Bye,
Chris