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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.See also: arm, teetharmed 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.See also: arm, teetharmed 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. See also: arm, teetharmed to the teeth If 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.See also: arm, teetharmed to the teeth 1 carrying a lot of weapons. 2 heavily equipped.See also: arm, teethˌarmed 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.See also: arm, teetharmed 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.”See also: arm, teeth |