| 词组 | armed to the teeth |
| 释义 | Idiom armed to the teeth Theme: DANGER heavily armed with deadly weapons.The bank robber was armed to the teeth when he was caught.There are too many guns around. The entire country is armed to the teeth. Idiom armed to the teeth having many and powerful weapons.Some of these gangs are armed to the teeth. armed to the teethPossessing many weapons. They thought the criminal only had a knife, but he was actually armed to the teeth. A lot of these preppers are armed to the teeth to protect their stockpiles of food. armed to the teethFig. heavily armed with deadly weapons. The bank robber was armed to the teeth when he was caught. There are too many guns around. The entire country is armed to the teeth. armed to the teethOverly well equipped or prepared, as in With her elaborate gown and makeup, she was armed to the teeth for her first New York appearance . The expression to the teeth meant "well equipped" in the 14th century, when knights often wore head-to-foot armor. The idiom, however, only gained currency in the mid-1800s, at first still applied to weapons or other military equipment. Today it is used still more figuratively. armed to the teethIf someone is armed to the teeth, they have a lot of weapons. They stationed themselves, armed to the teeth, near the union hall. These criminals are armed to the teeth with the most modern equipment. armed to the teeth1 carrying a lot of weapons. 2 heavily equipped.ˌarmed to the ˈteeth (with something)(informal) carrying a lot of weapons or a lot of things needed for a particular purpose: The tourists got out of the coach, armed to the teeth with cameras, binoculars, and guidebooks.armed to the teethOverequipped, overprepared to do battle. The phrase was popularized through a speech by English statesman Richard Cobden in 1849, in which he held that too much of Britain’s wealth was devoted to armaments. However, to the teeth has meant completely equipped since the fourteenth century. Libeaus Disconus (ca. 1350) had it, “All yarmed to the teth.” |
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