artillery

Cutlery; eating utensils. Can you set the table? Here's the plates and artillery.

heavy artillery

Important, successful, or influential people. After failing to convince the IT department that implementing new network security controls would be in everyone's best interest, Mike felt it was time to bring in the heavy artillery, so he called a company meeting with the executive board.

artillery

1. n. handguns; grenades. (Underworld.) Where does Frank stash the artillery?

2. n. flatware; cutlery. Who put out the artillery? I didn’t get a fork.

heavy artillery

n. powerful or persuasive persons or things. (The same as big gun.) Finally, the mayor brought out the heavy artillery and quieted things down.

See also: artillery, heavy

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See also:

heavy artillery
set the table
lay the table
fingers were made before forks
fork
plates of meat
do the dishes
slam (someone or something) down on(to) (something)
up there
mind how you go

References in periodicals archive

After examining their insurance policy, a homeowner is often not happy to learn that the costly damage from the artillery fungus is not covered!

Blending fresh mushroom compost into landscape mulch as a solution for the artillery fungus

Corporal James Hardware, who never married, served his country as a gunner in the Royal Artillery between 1942 and 1946, seeing action in France and Germany.

Regiment salute ex-gunner at 100

Bull's analysis benefits from recent archaeological work at the Horsmonden site, which was owned by the Browne family, who built an industrial combine based on artillery production.

Stephen Bull. 'The Furie of the Ordnance' Artillery in the English Civil Wars

Lieutenant General Rao later assumed the appointment of the Commandant School of Artillery, the alma mater of the Gunner fraternity.

Lieutenant General Nayanar takes over as DG Artillery

"It is in place to help our troops who are fighting and either dying or being physically or mentally Royal Artillery Association hurt during combat.

Walking tall to help injured troops; YOUR charity

At Camp Shorabak, the home of the ANA's 3rd Brigade 205 Hero Corps, its new 102-strong Artillery Company gave a demonstration of its new firepower to the head of 3/205 Brigade, Brigadier General Mohayoddin Ghuri, and the head of the British Task Force Helmand, Brigadier Tim Radford.

Fire up

The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery was created in 1947 by King George VI.

Life's a beach for King's Troop

Future Artillery Middle East 2009 will address the latest trends, effective strategies and state of the art technology to successfully combat modern military threats as well as featuring practical solutions for achieving the desired outcomes from current operational artillery systems.

Fire support and artillery summit on way

Llandudno town councillors last week discussed asking for help from the Royal Artillery Association and the Imperial War Museum.

Bnaker defence

The ammunition bandolier you see was only issued to horse artillery".

Men of the Royal Horse Artillery

Now in a newly published second edition, "A Concise Guide To The Artillery At Gettysburg" by American Civil War historian Gregory A.

A Concise Guide to the Artillery at Gettysburg

Themes covered are the importance of intelligence, air and naval forces and the deployment of British and Gurkha infantry and later Australian artillery and infantry to stop insurgency war spreading to Kalimantan, Sabah and Brunei and Malaya/Singapore.

Gunners in Borneo: artillery during Indonesian confrontation, 1962-1966

Army officials have worried for some time that many of the troops fighting the insurgency in Iraq are losing their edge in conventional warfare areas such as artillery. A large number of the Army's artillery units have been retrained as military police and truck drivers, so their skills have atrophied.

Artillery chiefs refuse to become irrelevant

ARTILLERY: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF ITS IMPACT provides a wide-ranging survey of artillery's development and powers over the centuries, covering both its technical development and its use by leader and nations over time.

Artillery

In September 2005, Bravo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery Regiment conducted the first-ever combat fire mission using Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System-Unitary (GMLRS-U) rockets against enemy positions in Tal Afar, Iraq.

Department of Defense news release (April 7, 2006): new Guided MLRS Unitary Rocket is immediate success in Iraq

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释义	artillery artillery Cutlery; eating utensils. Can you set the table? Here's the plates and artillery. heavy artillery Important, successful, or influential people. After failing to convince the IT department that implementing new network security controls would be in everyone's best interest, Mike felt it was time to bring in the heavy artillery, so he called a company meeting with the executive board. See also: artillery, heavy Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. artillery 1. n. handguns; grenades. (Underworld.) Where does Frank stash the artillery? 2. n. flatware; cutlery. Who put out the artillery? I didn’t get a fork. heavy artillery n. powerful or persuasive persons or things. (The same as big gun.) Finally, the mayor brought out the heavy artillery and quieted things down. See also: artillery, heavy McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: heavy artillery set the table lay the table fingers were made before forks fork plates of meat do the dishes slam (someone or something) down on(to) (something) up there mind how you go References in periodicals archive After examining their insurance policy, a homeowner is often not happy to learn that the costly damage from the artillery fungus is not covered! Blending fresh mushroom compost into landscape mulch as a solution for the artillery fungus Corporal James Hardware, who never married, served his country as a gunner in the Royal Artillery between 1942 and 1946, seeing action in France and Germany. Regiment salute ex-gunner at 100 Bull's analysis benefits from recent archaeological work at the Horsmonden site, which was owned by the Browne family, who built an industrial combine based on artillery production. Stephen Bull. 'The Furie of the Ordnance' Artillery in the English Civil Wars Lieutenant General Rao later assumed the appointment of the Commandant School of Artillery, the alma mater of the Gunner fraternity. Lieutenant General Nayanar takes over as DG Artillery "It is in place to help our troops who are fighting and either dying or being physically or mentally Royal Artillery Association hurt during combat. Walking tall to help injured troops; YOUR charity At Camp Shorabak, the home of the ANA's 3rd Brigade 205 Hero Corps, its new 102-strong Artillery Company gave a demonstration of its new firepower to the head of 3/205 Brigade, Brigadier General Mohayoddin Ghuri, and the head of the British Task Force Helmand, Brigadier Tim Radford. Fire up The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery was created in 1947 by King George VI. Life's a beach for King's Troop Future Artillery Middle East 2009 will address the latest trends, effective strategies and state of the art technology to successfully combat modern military threats as well as featuring practical solutions for achieving the desired outcomes from current operational artillery systems. Fire support and artillery summit on way Llandudno town councillors last week discussed asking for help from the Royal Artillery Association and the Imperial War Museum. Bnaker defence The ammunition bandolier you see was only issued to horse artillery". Men of the Royal Horse Artillery Now in a newly published second edition, "A Concise Guide To The Artillery At Gettysburg" by American Civil War historian Gregory A. A Concise Guide to the Artillery at Gettysburg Themes covered are the importance of intelligence, air and naval forces and the deployment of British and Gurkha infantry and later Australian artillery and infantry to stop insurgency war spreading to Kalimantan, Sabah and Brunei and Malaya/Singapore. Gunners in Borneo: artillery during Indonesian confrontation, 1962-1966 Army officials have worried for some time that many of the troops fighting the insurgency in Iraq are losing their edge in conventional warfare areas such as artillery. A large number of the Army's artillery units have been retrained as military police and truck drivers, so their skills have atrophied. Artillery chiefs refuse to become irrelevant ARTILLERY: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF ITS IMPACT provides a wide-ranging survey of artillery's development and powers over the centuries, covering both its technical development and its use by leader and nations over time. Artillery In September 2005, Bravo Battery, 3rd Battalion, 13th Field Artillery Regiment conducted the first-ever combat fire mission using Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System-Unitary (GMLRS-U) rockets against enemy positions in Tal Afar, Iraq. Department of Defense news release (April 7, 2006): new Guided MLRS Unitary Rocket is immediate success in Iraq
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