English Dictionary

loaded for bear

adj

(idiomatic) Thoroughly equipped, as for a demanding task or confrontation. / (idiomatic) Mentally prepared for a daunting situation or confrontation.

He came to the party loaded for bear.

意味（1）

(idiomatic) 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.

意味（2）

(idiomatic) Mentally prepared for a daunting situation or confrontation.

Every Elliott and Crawford and MacAllister is on the warpath, loaded for bear.