MacTheKnife
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It should be 'locked & loaded' but as we all know, Trump wasn't even a 'private' so, he only knows about cock.
I kinda cracked up when I heard dat. He probably misspoke but it makes sense--what he said ...as in the weapon was cocked and ready to fire.
- phrase popularized by John Wayne. Origin is from procedure for readying an M1 Garand firearm for firing.
- possible alternative origin: When a horse is reluctant to enter the starting gate before a race the assistant starters will position themselves on each side of the horse's haunches. They each extend an arm and grasp the others wrist. With their hands thus "locked" behind the horse's rump they pull/push the horse and "load" him into the starting gate.