bring a knife to a gunfight (English, verb)
expansion: bring a knife to a gunfight (third-person singular simple present brings a knife to a gunfight, present participle bringing a knife to a gunfight, simple past and past participle brought a knife to a gunfight)
Senses:
glosses: To enter into a confrontation or other challenging situation without being adequately equipped or prepared.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: brings a knife to a gunfight
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: bringing a knife to a gunfight
tags: participle
present
form: brought a knife to a gunfight
tags: participle
past
form: brought a knife to a gunfight
tags: past
form: take a knife to a gunfight
tags: alternative