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at spearpoint

at spearpoint prepositional phrase: to be in a leading position during a potentially difficult or dangerous situation.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) To be in a leading position during a potentially difficult or dangerous situation.

Questions about at spearpoint

What does at spearpoint mean?
At spearpoint means to be in a leading position during a potentially difficult or dangerous situation.
What part of speech is at spearpoint?
At spearpoint is a prepositional phrase.

Words near at spearpoint in the dictionary

  1. at someone's door
  2. at someone's elbow
  3. at someone's heels
  4. at someone's service
  5. at someone's throat
  6. at spearpoint
  7. at speed
  8. at stake
  9. at swordpoint
  10. at swords' points
  11. at symbol

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