Idiom
arm up
Meaning
to supply, or be supplied with, arms (weapons)
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The soldiers need to arm up before they head out.”
“As tensions rose along the border, the local militia decided to arm up to protect their village.”
“Fearing an imminent invasion, the government ordered the border guards to arm up and prepare for a long defensive struggle.”
Examples
simple
“The soldiers need to arm up before they head out.”
contextual
“As tensions rose along the border, the local militia decided to arm up to protect their village.”
complex
“Fearing an imminent invasion, the government ordered the border guards to arm up and prepare for a long defensive struggle.”
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