# arm to the teeth

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/arm-to-the-teeth
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To equip thoroughly with weapons.

## Examples

- The soldiers were armed to the teeth before the mission.
- The bank robbers came armed to the teeth, carrying rifles and wearing bulletproof vests.
- Fearing an imminent attack, the villagers armed themselves to the teeth with whatever weapons they could find — pitchforks, old hunting rifles, and sharpened tools.

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