单词 | tool up |
释义 | tool upProvide the equipment for a particular task, as in Now that we're all tooled up let's repair the boat. This term originated in industry, where it is used for supplying a factory with machinery or other equipment for production. [1920s] Arm oneself, as in They tooled up for their encounter with the rival gang. [Second half of 1900s] Words nearby tool uptoolroom, toolset, toolshed, tool steel, tool subject, tool up, toom, Too many cooks spoil the broth, too many irons in the fire, Toombs, Toomer The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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