armed to the teeth

armed to the teeth
armed to the teeth
Fig. 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.

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{adj. phr.} Having all needed weapons; fully armed. * /The paratroopers were armed to the teeth./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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