We've found 7 phrases for armed (0.178 seconds):
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forewarned is forearmed »
Advance awareness of a situation, especially a risky one, prepares one to deal with it.1863, Charles Reade, Hard Cash, ch. 4:[W]hatever a young gentleman of that age says to you, he says to many other ladies; but your experience is not equal to your sense; so profit by mine . . . forewarned is forearmed.1885, G. A. Henty, Saint George for England, ch. 4:Sometimes, they say, it is wiser to remain in ignorance; at other times forewarned is forearmed.circa 1903, Lucy Maud Montgomery, "Why Mr. Cropper Changed His Mind":"Well, Miss Maxwell, I think it only fair to tell you that you may have trouble with those boys when they do come. Forewarned is forearmed, you know."
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forewarned, forearmed »
Alternative form of forewarned is forearmed.
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free range »
not intensively farmed
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lead a charmed life »
To always be lucky and safe from danger.
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play with fire »
To put oneself in a precarious situation with a high risk of getting harmed, particularly emotionally or financially.
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smell like a rose »
To be regarded as appealing, virtuous, or respectable; to be untainted or unharmed.
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