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armed_to_the_teeth
arm to the teeth
English
Verb
- (idiomatic) To equip thoroughly with weapons.
- 1809, Washington Irving, Knickerbocker's History of New York, ch. 33:
- There, on the ramparts of the forts, stood Nicholas Koorn, armed to the teeth, flourishing a brass-hilted sword.
- 1910, H. Rider Haggard, Queen Sheba's Ring, ch. 15:
- Who can murmur sweet nothings to his adored when two soldiers armed to the teeth have been instructed never to let him out of their sight?
- 2009 May 25, Michael Schuman, "Building Bridges to China," Time:
- Both sides armed the Taiwan Strait to the teeth, turning it into one of Asia's most dangerous military flash points.
- 1809, Washington Irving, Knickerbocker's History of New York, ch. 33:
Translations
to equip with weapons
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