单词 | to lie upon one's arms |
释义 | > as lemmasto lie upon one's arms l. to lie upon one's arms: to rest while still equipped with weapons or arms; to remain alert or ready to fight, esp. after a battle. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed encounter > contending in battle > contend in battle or give battle [verb (intransitive)] > be ready for battle to lie upon one's arms1690 1690 Hist. Wars Ireland vi. 42 They Encamped in the fields, close to Shore-sides, and lay on their Arms all that Night. 1710 London Gaz. mmmmdccxv/2 Obliged to halt and lye all Night on their Arms. 1777 J. Greenman Jrnl. 20 Nov. in Diary of Common Soldier (1978) 86 Order'd to lay on our arms. 1847 G. R. Gleig Battle of Waterloo 275 The Anglo-Belgian army lay on its arms in the field which its valour had won. 1854 tr. V. Nolte Fifty Years Both Hemispheres xii. 221 This evening Jackson ordered the entire troops to lie upon their arms. 1922 Palimpsest Feb. 36 He ordered the men to lie on their arms until morning holding their horses in readiness for an attack. 2012 N.Y. Times Blogs (Nexis) 31 Dec. While Bragg's army lay on its arms, Rosecrans strengthened his position along the Nashville Pike. < as lemmas |
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