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bringing a knife to a gunfight

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1. The act of taking an amount of any substance to a gathering which is obviously insufficient. > "You've only brought an eighth ? But we're out all night, you'll need at least a quarter. That's like bringing a knife to a gunfight. Fool." Source: ecdict

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