English

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 prepare to deal with a hard task, to ready one's self for difficulty. Often also literally to position one's shoulders back and in a straight line forming a sort of square's edge.
   • 2015 September 1, Sarah J. Maas, Queen of Shadows, ISBN 9781619636040:

     Aelin squared her shoulders and slipped into the bejeweled crowd.