tooled up
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Ukraine's factories have tooled up to make equipment to help keep the sappers safer.
From Reuters
The bank's agriculture relationship managers were being tooled up with advice on how to reduce emissions down on the farm, she said.
From BBC
Fed officials argue it will be hard for U.S. inflation to ease until the current high demand for workers falls into line with the number of people willing to work - an adjustment that may have begun across the tech firms that were major winners during the peak pandemic months when consumers shopped from home and employees tooled up home-based offices.
From Reuters
Hearts have tooled up for their first group-stage venture since 2004 with a recruitment drive that includes bringing Scotland striker Lawrence Shankland back from Belgium.
From BBC
“We had already tooled up the lid,” he said, absently pushing the spinner’s button and watching it whir.
From Slate
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