bear arms

Meaning

1. to be a soldier; to fight

In the movies · 3

• And if need be, I'll bear arms again.Argo2012
• We built this country on the right to bear arms.You Don't Mess with the Zohan2008
• I want every man and strong lad able to bear arms...The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers2002

From the same entry

• bear fruit
• bear hard, heavily, severely, on
• be borne in on
• bring to bear
• bear, take, the brunt of
• have a cross to bear
• grin and bear it
• bear in mind
• bear witness
• bear down on
• bear on
• bear out