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Idiom

pack heat

Meaning

To carry one or more handguns on one's person, especially in a concealed manner.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“The detective always packs heat when he goes on patrol.”

“The undercover agent had to be careful because he was packing heat during the meeting with the gang.”

“Despite the strict security measures at the gala, the bodyguard was secretly packing heat to ensure the safety of his client.”

Examples

simple

“The detective always packs heat when he goes on patrol.”

contextual

“The undercover agent had to be careful because he was packing heat during the meeting with the gang.”

complex

“Despite the strict security measures at the gala, the bodyguard was secretly packing heat to ensure the safety of his client.”

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