loaded for bear

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Thoroughly equipped, as for a demanding task or confrontation. idiomatic,not-comparable
    — "The whole Jap Navy," said Captain Sams, waving at a map of Japan on the wall behind him, "has been steaming across the Pacific loaded for bear."
  2. Mentally prepared for a daunting situation or confrontation. idiomatic,not-comparable
    — Every Elliott and Crawford and MacAllister is on the warpath, loaded for bear.

词源

An allusion to equipping oneself with the sort of heavy weaponry suitable for hunting large animals.
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