loaded for bear
adjEtymology
An allusion to equipping oneself with the sort of heavy weaponry suitable for hunting large animals.
Definitions
Thoroughly equipped, as for a demanding task or confrontation.
- "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."
Mentally prepared for a daunting situation or confrontation.
- Every Elliott and Crawford and MacAllister is on the warpath, loaded for bear.
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