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The blade left its little leather apartment and now means business.
means Drawn or exposed from a protective covering, especially a sword pulled from its scabbard.
from From Old English sceath, the sheath that holds a blade; add un- and the weapon is suddenly, dramatically, out.
Sheath originSame root as scabbard, the blade's holster.
Beyond bladesClaws, knives, even ambition get unsheathed.
Drama factorThe word implies a threat about to land.