腹はらを据すえる

expression, ichidan verb

make up one's mind; resolve oneself

Idiomatic expression meaning to settle one's resolve, often in the face of difficulty or risk. The image is of steadying one's stomach (the seat of emotions in Japanese).

• 彼かれは腹はらを据すえて、会かい社しゃを辞やめることにした。

  He made up his mind and decided to quit the company.

• 腹はらを据すえて、最さい後ごまで戦たたかうつもりだ。

  I've resolved myself to fight to the end.

expression, ichidan verb

calm oneself; be patient; endure

Used when one steadies their emotions to endure a difficult or frustrating situation without losing composure. Often implies patience and self-control.

• 腹はらを据すえて、上じょう司しの長ながい説せっ教きょうを聞きいた。

  I patiently listened to my boss's long lecture.

• 彼かの女じょは腹はらを据すえて、子こ供どものわがままに付つき合あった。

  She calmly endured her child's selfishness.