armed to the teeth

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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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The brute was twelve feet in height and armed to the teeth, but I believe that I could have accounted for the whole roomful in the terrific intensity of my rage. A Princess of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context From fifty to sixty Musketeers, who appeared to replace one another in order always to present an imposing number, paraded constantly, armed to the teeth and ready for anything. The Three Musketeers by Dumas, Alexandre View in context Late in the day three of Karain's chief men, dressed in their best and armed to the teeth, came off in a canoe, bringing a case of dollars. Tales of Unrest by Conrad, Joseph View in context			apron arbitrate arbitrate between arbitrate in arch over Are you a man or a mouse? area argue argue against argue back argue down argue for argue into doing argue out argue the toss argue way out of argue with arguing for the sake of arguing argument argy-bargy arise from ark arm arm in arm armed and dangerous armed to the teeth armor armour army around around and around around the clock around the corner arouse from arrange arrange for arrange for some time arrange some music for arrange with arrangement arrive arrive at arrive at a decision arrive on the scene arrive on the stroke of some time arrow arse arse about face arse over tip art Art is long and life is short			Armed Services Explosive Safety Board Armed Services Explosives Safety Board Armed Services Graves Registration Office Armed Services Health Affairs Armed Services Medical Regulating Office Armed Services Mutual Benefit Association Armed Services Patent Advisory Board Armed Services Personnel Interrogation Center Armed Services Petroleum Board Armed Services Procurement Act Armed Services Procurement Regulation Manual Armed Services Procurement Regulations Armed Services Procurement/Production Planning Office Armed Services Retirement Home Armed Services Security Agency Armed Services Technical Information Agency Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery Armed Services Whole Blood Processing Laboratory Armed Services Young Men's Christian Association of the USA Armed ship Armed Strike Reconnaissance Armed struggle Armed struggle armed sweep armed tapeworm armed tapeworm armed tapeworm armed to the teeth Armed Unmanned Aerial System Armed Violence Prevention Programme ARMEDASH Armée Belge Belgisch Léger Armeé Brittanique Armee d l´Air de l´Armistice Armée de Libération du Rwanda Armée de Libération Nationale Armée du Salut Armée Hollondaise Armée Nationale Populaire Armée Populaire pour La Restauration de La Démocratie Armée pour la Libération du Rwanda Armee Revolutionnaire Bretonne Armee-Universal-Gewehr Armeebriefstelle Armeegruppe Armeekorps Armeev Burial Ground ARMEF Armegeddon Armegeddon Armel Armelagos, George J. Armen Armen Armen Armen Armen

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