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Definition of When you have to carry

When you have to carry

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  • have to carry, no gun is too light

    This describes an old military and police saying "when you have to carry, no gun is too light; when you have to fight, no gun is too heavy!"

    Compare to travel light.

    The Master Sergeant said "when you have to carry, no gun is too light; when you have to fight, no gun is too heavy!"

    Last edited on Feb 07 2017. Submitted by Dr. P.D. Fisher on Feb 07 2017.

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Other terms relating to 'carry':

Definitions include: enthusiastic.
Definitions include: being carried is a type of sarcasm.
Definitions include: to be romantically interested in someone who does not share the same feelings.
Definitions include: used to tell someone to stop messing with people.
Definitions include: Carrying hardware means going about with firearms.
Definitions include: to fuss or whine at length.

Other terms relating to 'have':

Definitions include: "The answer to your question is obviously 'yes'."
Definitions include: for every bad thing that happens, there's something positive about it.
Definitions include: acronym for "good luck, have fun".
Definitions include: acronym for "have a great summer".
Definitions include: acronym for "Have a nice day."
Definitions include: a person who was once famous or successful, but is no longer.
Definitions include: a person who has been a lesbian but now lives a heterosexual lifestyle.
Definitions include: to take advantage of.
Definitions include: to have a ball, e.g. a great time.
Definitions include: to have a a problem or grudge with someone.
Definitions include: to reveal information that one shouldn't.
Definitions include: a promiscuous woman.
Definitions include: to be very skilled in a particular area.
Definitions include: See blast.
Definitions include: to have a grudge to discuss.

Other terms relating to 'to':

Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
Definitions include: See nine to five.
Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
Definitions include: a declaration of victory or superiority.
Definitions include: sex in which anal sex is immediately followed by fellatio.
Definitions include: to revisit one's past.
Definitions include: to go back to the beginning.
Definitions include: extreme; "all out".
Definitions include: to be vastly superior.
Definitions include: to perform an activity before someone else.
Definitions include: to be unintelligible.
Definitions include: to do.
Definitions include: more important things to deal with.
Definitions include: to kill or destroy.

Other terms relating to 'when':

Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them
Definitions include: never.
Definitions include: Similar to: "Let me know when you're acting normal again."
Definitions include: abbreviation and text message which stands for "God Had A Wonderful Day When He Made You."
Definitions include: a fart with unexpected anal discharge.
Definitions include: acronym for "my face when".
Definitions include: acronym for "sleep when dead".
Definitions include: See the fuck.
Definitions include: See the hell.
Definitions include: See in fuck.
Definitions include: See in heck.
Definitions include: See in hell.
Definitions include: See in the fuck.
Definitions include: See in the heck.
Definitions include: See in the hell.

Other terms relating to 'you':

Definitions include: "fuck you".
Definitions include: "all of you".
Definitions include: of course; definitely.
Definitions include: Can be said when impatiently waiting for someone to follow you. Double meaning of coming and orgasm.
Definitions include: "at your".
Definitions include: "alright".
Definitions include: and the same to you.
Definitions include: it means good, used like hell yah.
Definitions include: a cunt.
Definitions include: to be completely stupefied by losing sight of basketball.
Definitions include: This phrase means to stop something fully and finally.
Definitions include: acronym for "do you know" or "did you know".
Definitions include: acronym for "fuck off, you bastard."
Definitions include: before you were even born.
Definitions include: acronym for "fixed that for you".

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