Phrase guide

arm to the teeth

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To equip thoroughly with weapons.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, informal, intransitive, transitive

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: təpədən dırnağa kimi silahlandırmaq — to equip with weapons
  • Catalan: anar armat fins a les dents — to equip with weapons
  • Chinese Mandarin: 武裝到牙齒 /武装到牙齿 (wǔzhuāng dào yáchǐ) — to equip with weapons
  • Danish: bevæbnet til tændene — to equip with weapons
  • Dutch: tot de tanden gewapend — to equip with weapons
  • Finnish: aseistaa hampaisiin saakka — to equip with weapons
  • French: armer jusqu'aux dents — to equip with weapons
  • German: bis an die Zähne bewaffnet sein — to equip with weapons
  • Greek: οπλίζω σαν αστακό (oplízo san astakó) — to equip with weapons
  • Hebrew: חימש מכף רגל ועד ראש — to equip with weapons
  • Hebrew: חימש עד האוזניים — to equip with weapons
  • Hebrew: חימש עד השיניים — to equip with weapons
  • Hebrew: חימש עד הצוואר — to equip with weapons
  • Norwegian Bokmål: væpnet til tennene — to equip with weapons
  • Polish: uzbroić po zęby — to equip with weapons
  • Portuguese: armar até os dentes — to equip with weapons
  • Portuguese: armar até aos dentes — to equip with weapons
  • Romanian: înarma până în dinți — to equip with weapons
  • Russian: вооружи́ть до зубо́в (vooružítʹ do zubóv) — to equip with weapons
  • Serbo-Croatian: наоружати до зуба — to equip with weapons
  • Serbo-Croatian: naoružati do zuba — to equip with weapons
  • Spanish: armar hasta los dientes — to equip with weapons
  • Swedish: beväpnad till tänderna — to equip with weapons