What does "call to arms" mean in:?
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a "call to arms", while being a phrase or figure of speech, is actually quite literal.  it is a "call" or command to "arms", weapons.  it is a call to war, or in its less literal meaning, a call to action or some sort, not always violent.
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It sounds like an old military phrase, as in the center of the line (of defense) cannot hold.  You might want to check Civil war quotes to start.
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1. rights(someone rights to do something. get it?)\n2. give away\n3. rattling thunder\n4. inauspicious\n5. something thats wriiten in destiny\n6. something you have to do \n7. torture \n8. torture\n9. sleepy\n10. sleep for a little while\n11. pranking\n\nt tried my best
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Don't know who said it recently but it's a quote from Shakespeare\n\n"Cry HAVOC' and let slip the dogs of war!" - William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Act III
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it means that there is a method or function that includes a parameter (or argument) called Start.  the number you pass into that method or function must be greater than zero.\n\nmyMethod(int Start) {\n...\n}\n\n//now to call method do this\nmyMethod(1);\n\n//but don't do this\nmyMethod(0);
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The POINT Is To MAKE YOUR STAND\n\nIf You Truly Believe What You're Doin Is The Right Thing\nMAKE YOUR STAND-And BACK IT UP\n\nBut You GOTTA HAVE Your FACTS Straight Or The OTHER Guy Is Gonna Make A STRONGER Stand Than You\n\nIts Kinda Like.....\nYou CANT Win A GUNFIGHT If Ya Dont Got No Gun\n\nIn A Debate...DATA And FACTS And INFORMATION Is GUNS\n\nCallin Everybody A RACIST Cause Theyre Sayin What YOU Dont Wanna Hear...\nIs Kinda Like Bringin A KNIFE To A Gunfight\n\nI Hope You Understand\n\n"KNOWLEDGE Is POWER"
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belligerent is an individual, group, country or other entity which acts in an aggressive or hostile manner, such as engaging in combat\n\nHe acts aggressively and takes a no nonsense approach
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It refers to the height...  Check out wiki...\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hands_%28horses%29
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Roll is a list of names of a group - could be in the military or school or any organization.\n\nTo call the roll is to call every name on the list to see who is present and who is absent.
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"up in arms", this expression comes from the Spanish "levantados en armas" is the expression we use to name the rebellious people.  I don't know if you have heard the word "guerrilla ", is a person who fight against the soldiers and kill citizen without any reason.  These groups are dangerous for the Country, they go against our laws and try to do their own laws. \nI hope this help you to understand this
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Translation of complete sentence:\nJe vais a l'entrainement militaire ce soir.(grave accent on the a)\n\nArmy cadets are "les cadets de l'armee".(acute accent on the second e to last)
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No dude.  Its the right to bear arms.  You have the right to hang bear arms over your mantle.  Why does everyone confuse this?
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It is from a poem called "The Charge of the Light Brigade" by Alfred Tennyson.  It was written after Tennyson read about The Charge of the Light Brigade that happened during the Crimean War:\n\n<second stanza>\n\n'Forward, the Light Brigade!'\nWas there a man dismay'd?\nNot tho' the soldiers knew\n   Some one had blunder'd:\nTheirs not to make reply,\nTheirs not to reason why,\nTheirs but to do & die,\nInto the valley of Death\n   Rode the six hundred.\n\nIt basically means that soldiers on the battlefield are just following orders and they don't have time to consider the validity or consequences of their actions, lest they be killed in the moment that they do so.
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I'm not sure, but I think it was Thomas Jefferson who said, "The only difference between a dictatorship and a democracy is the right to bear arms." Meaning that if the population is not armed at all whose to stand up to an oppressive government. The government could become very oppressive if they knew they would have almost no resistance.
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It is a form of illegal strike.\n\nPhrasal Verbs: \nwalk out\n1. To go on strike.\n2. To leave suddenly, often as a signal of disapproval
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It means to incite, goad, encourage, influence. Like a politician exhorting the public to vote for him. =P\n\nFrom Miriam Webster dictionary:\n\nOne entry found for exhortation.\nMain Entry: ex·hor·ta·tion\nPronunciation: "ek-"sor-'tA-sh&n, -s&r-; "eg-"zor-, -z&r-\nFunction: noun\n1 : an act or instance of exhorting\n2 : language intended to incite and encourage\n\nMain Entry: ex·hort\nPronunciation: ig-'zort\nFunction: verb\nEtymology: Middle English, from Middle French exhorter, from Latin exhortari, from ex- + hortari to incite -- more at YEARN\ntransitive senses : to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly\nintransitive senses : to give warnings or advice : make urgent appeals
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It means to start, to begin.\nMake a move and have your voice heard!