bring a knife to a gunfight

To come poorly prepared or equipped for some task, goal, competition, or confrontation. Often used in the negative as a forewarning or piece of advice. Make sure you have researched your position thoroughly and comprehensively before the debate. You don't want to bring a knife to a gunfight. If you haven't studied law, representing yourself in court is like bringing a knife to a gunfight.

词组	bring a knife to a gunfight
释义	bring a knife to a gunfight bring a knife to a gunfight To come poorly prepared or equipped for some task, goal, competition, or confrontation. Often used in the negative as a forewarning or piece of advice. Make sure you have researched your position thoroughly and comprehensively before the debate. You don't want to bring a knife to a gunfight. If you haven't studied law, representing yourself in court is like bringing a knife to a gunfight. See also: bring, gunfight, knife Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: gunfight don't bring a knife to a gunfight at risk to (someone, something, or oneself) at risk to yourself/somebody/something do (something) at (one's) own risk do something at your own risk at (one's) own risk risk peril at your peril References in periodicals archive Col Richard Szafranski's article "The First Rule of Modern Warfare: Never Bring a Knife to a Gunfight" (Winter 2005) has made me think. The First rule of Modern Warfare
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