passage of arms Idiom

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.

lay down your arms

stop fighting, bury the hatchet It's time to lay down your arms. Stop fighting with your sister.

take up arms

get ready to fight or make war The citizens were not willing to take up arms to try and change their government.

throw down your arms

stop fighting or arguing, bury the hatchet It's time to throw down your arms and forgive him.

up in arms

angry, ready to fight, hot The smokers are up in arms about the no-smoking bylaw.

with open arms

warmly, eagerly, show that one is glad to see someone The author was welcomed with open arms when he came to visit the city.

armstrongs

musical notes in the upper register, high trumpet notes

take up arms against

Idiom(s): take up arms (against sb or sth)

Theme: PREPARATION

to prepare to fight against someone or something.
• Everyone in the town took up arms against the enemy.
• They were all so angry that the leader convinced them to take up arms.

passage of arms

obsolete A skirmish, conflict, dispute, or fight. There is no bigger man to accept beside you with a brand in a access of arms. It came to ablaze that the aged angel of the amphitheater affianced in a access of accoutrements with the administrator about the issue, alike activity so far as aggressive to abjure her support.Learn more: arm, of, passage

passage of (or at) arms

a action or dispute.Learn more: arm, of, passage

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take wrong take up with take up where one left off take up time take up space take up one's time take up one's abode somewhere take up arms against take up a collection take too much on take time off take the words out of one's mouth take the wind out of one's sails pass the hat, to pass the parcel pass the Rubicon pass the smell test pass the time pass the time of day pass the time of day with (someone) pass the time of day, to pass the torch pass the torch to someone pass the/your time pass through pass through mind pass through(one's) mind pass time pass to pass under pass under (something) pass under the yoke pass up pass water pass with flying colors pass with flying colours pass your sell-by date passage passage of arms passe passer passers passing passing bell passion passion pit passion-pit passport passport to pass-remarkable passy past past (someone's or something's) prime past caring past cure past history past it past master past one's prime past prime paste paste (someone) one paste (something) on paste down

English Vocalbulary

passageway passanger passbook passe passed passed a law passed along passed along the way passed an opinion passed around passed away passed by passed for passed from passed in passed into passed judgment on passed muster