Citations:pack heat

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English citations of pack heat

Not a set phrase

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Coordination

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  • 2003, Fern Michaels, Trading Places, page 16:
    He liked it because it was small, cozy, and comfortable, the way Aggie could be when she wasn't packing heat and her billy club.
  • 2004 September, Vibe, volume 12, number 9, page 149:
    Beanie pleaded guilty to packing heat and a "controlled substance" in an unrelated federal case.
  • 2004, Myles J. Kelleher, Social problems in a free society: myths, absurdities, and realities, page 193:
    The occupant is packing heat and knows how to use it.
  • 2006, Tara Janzen, Crazy Love, page 152:
    she wasn't the only chauffeur in Whitfield's driveway packing heat and a seven-inch blade.

Insertion of determiner

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  • 2002, Richard S. Prather, The Amber Effect, page 27:
    Didn't pack no heat myself, never.
  • 2002, Laura Young, Killer Looks, page 189:
    I wasn't packing any heat except the buckets of nervous sweat erupting out of my pores, and the only thing 1 could shoot off was my mouth.
  • 2007, Kevin Jennings, Mama's Boy, Preacher's Son, page 81:
    He showed up at their door packing some heat and started squeezing off rounds as Paul fled
  • 2007, Kelly McCullough, Cybermancy, page 187:
    And pack the heat as official Olympian external security.

Insertion of adjuncts

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  • 1993, Stephen Hunter, Point of Impact, page 61:
    The guy had fantastic security, bunches of Colombians packing a lot of automatic heat.
  • 2007, John Birmingham, Final Impact, page 141:
    The Sovs were back, and they were packing serious heat.
  • 2007, Brian T. Seifrit, Escape, page 141:
    There are gunmen posted all over the place and they're packing heavy heat. I'm talking M-60's and surface to air missiles.
  • 2009, R. S. Moore, Dickfish, page 145:
    all of us made our way through a heavier than usual cavalcade of federal security personnel packing semi-automatic heat.

Substitution of terms

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  • 2003, David Bleiler, Tla Video & Dvd Guide 2004: The Discerning Film Lover's Guide, Barb Wire, page 42:
    Think of a futuristic Casablanca but with a silicone-enhanced Bogart packing automatic weapons

Other senses

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  • 2007 May, "Hurts So Good", Women's Health, page 30 [1]:
    If you love food that packs heat, listen up. Chili peppers are good for more than dinner-table dares.
  • 2005, Denise Austin,Eat Carbs, Lose Weight, Rodale, →ISBN, page 225 [2]:
    The chipotle chile pepper packs heat — if you prefer a milder brew, leave it out.