in arms Idiom, Proverb
a babe in arms
a baby, a child who is still wet behind the ears Dar was just a babe in arms when we emigrated to Canada.
babe in arms
(See a babe in arms)
in arms
armed, ready to fight They are all in arms since they found out about the wage decrease.
up in arms
angry, ready to fight, hot The smokers are up in arms about the no-smoking bylaw.
in arms|arms
adv. phr. Having guns and being ready to fight; armed.
When our country is at war, we have many men in arms. Synonym: UP IN ARMS!
up in arms|in arms|up
adj. phr. 1. Equipped with guns or weapons and ready to fight.
All of the colonies were up in arms against the Redcoats. Synonym: IN ARMS. 2. Very angry and wanting to fight.
Robert is up in arms because John said he was stupid. The students were up in arms over the new rule against food in the dormitory.in arms
1. Bearing weapons for a fight, as a soldier or aggressive person. With alone 40 men in arms, our tiny army had little achievement of arresting the siege.2. In a accompaniment of agitated hostility, abnormally arch to or advancing for conflict. Everyone in the aggregation was in accoutrements afterwards we begin out our pensions had been attenuated by the lath of directors.Learn more: arm