arm to the teeth
To equip thoroughly with weapons.
There, on the ramparts of the forts, stood Nicholas Koorn, armed to the teeth, flourishing a brass-hilted sword.
arm
UK /ɑːm/ US /ɑːm/
noun 10verb 6adj 3name 2
Definitions
noun
1
The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.
She stood with her right arm extended and her palm forward to indicate “Stop!”
When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. He had him gripped firmly by the arm, since he felt it was not safe to let him loose, and he had no immediate idea what to do with him.
2
The extended portion of the upper limb, from the shoulder to the elbow.
The arm and forearm are parts of the upper limb in the human body.
3
A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal.
the arms of an octopus
4
The part of a piece of clothing that covers the arm.
[…] one arm of this jacket streamed behind him like the broidered arm of a huzzar’s surcoat.
[…] he noticed that a dark stain had appeared under the arm of her grey silk dress.
5
A long, narrow, more or less rigid part of an object extending from the main part or centre of the object, such as the armrest of an armchair, a crane, a pair of spectacles or a pair of compasses.
The robot arm reached out and placed the part on the assembly line.
verb
1
To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms.
And make him with our pikes and partisans / A grave: come, arm him.
Arm your prize; / I know you will not lose him.
adj
1
Poor; lacking in riches or wealth.
2
To be pitied; pitiful; wretched.
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