身を固める

Meaning

1. expv1
   to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family
2. expv1
   to attire oneself; to outfit oneself

Example sentences

• 身を固めるまでにはかなりの収入を得たい。

  I hope to earn a respectable income by the time I settle down.

• 結婚について言えば、身を固めることは女性より男性にプラス面が大きい。

  In marriage, settling down benefits men more than women.

• いずれどこかに落ち着いて身を固めるつもりだが、まだまだだ。

  Eventually I'd like to settle down and have a family, but not yet.