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arms to the teeth

arms to the teeth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of arm to the teeth.

Meaning of arm to the teeth

Verb

arm to the teeth (third-person singular simple present arms to the teeth, present participle arming to the teeth, simple past and past participle armed to the teeth)

  1. (idiomatic, informal, intransitive, transitive) To equip thoroughly with weapons.
    • There, on the ramparts of the forts, stood Nicholas Koorn, armed to the teeth, flourishing a brass-hilted sword.1809, Washington Irving, chapter 33, in Knickerbocker's History of New York

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What is arms to the teeth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Arms to the teeth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of arm to the teeth.

Words near arms to the teeth in the dictionary

  1. arms kotes
  2. arms of flesh
  3. arms race
  4. arms races
  5. arms the lead
  6. arms to the teeth
  7. arms trafficking
  8. arms up
  9. arms-bearer
  10. arms-bearers
  11. armsaye

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