spiking someone's guns

A form of spike someone's guns — To frustrate a person's efforts or designs; to undercut, to render helpless.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of spike someone's guns
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spiking someone's guns. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiking%20someone's%20guns

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Chicago

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