arm to the teeth

Definition

To equip thoroughly with weapons.

Example Sentences

• "There, on the ramparts of the forts, stood Nicholas Koorn, armed to the teeth, flourishing a brass-hilted sword."
• "Who can murmur sweet nothings to his adored when two soldiers armed to the teeth have been instructed never to let him out of their sight?"
• "Both sides armed the Taiwan Strait to the teeth, turning it into one of Asia's most dangerous military flash points."