all the ammunition

1 5.1

Everything you need to support your side in a discussion or debate

noun

: toda la munición

In a debate, you'll want to gather all the ammunition you can to support your arguments.

Examples

Make sure you have all the ammunition ready before confronting your critics.
The lawyer entered the courtroom with all the ammunition she needed to win the case.
Before the negotiation, he gathered all the ammunition he could to support his proposal.
She prepared all the ammunition before the debate.
Do you have all the ammunition needed for the presentation?
She researched thoroughly to ensure she had all the ammunition needed to win the competition.
During the meeting, he presented all the ammunition necessary to convince the board of his plan.

Synonyms

arsenal

vsall the ammunition

47 4.1

A set of tools and ways a person or group can use

narrows this to resources and information used specifically for debating or competing

ammunition

vsall the ammunition

30 5.8

Information people use to support or criticize an argument

is broader, covering all necessary resources and information for an objective

ammo

vsall the ammunition

Informal

16 4.9

Information or facts used to support an argument

is the complete, formal set of resources beyond informal evidence

ammunition for an argument

vsall the ammunition

5.5

Facts or reasons you use to support a point

includes the full set of needed resources for a contest or debate

Antonyms

inadequacy

30 5.8

A lack of enough skill, quality, or amount to meet a need

insufficiency

1 6.5

A lack of skill, experience, or resources needed for a job

How Equipped

all the ammunition

1 5.1

arsenal

47 4.1

enough

2 1.0

scarceness

1 7.2

missing

809 1.0

Surface Forms

all the ammunition singular

all the ammunitions plural

Morphology

all + the + ammunition

The meaning follows directly from combining 'all' (the whole amount) with 'ammunition' used in its documented figurative sense of 'arguments or evidence'; thus 'all the ammunition' straightforwardly means 'all available arguments/resources'. The warfare→argument metaphor is common in English (and many other languages), so a B1 learner who knows the constituent meanings can reasonably infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

All the ammunition may come from soldiers gathering ammunition like bullets and guns before a battle so they had everything needed to fight. That's why today the phrase means 'having all the resources or arguments you need'.