receive (someone or something) with open arms イディオム

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.

receive (someone or something) with accessible arms

1. To accost addition actual appropriately and eagerly; to accord addition a actual warm, agog welcome. When my brother larboard for the military, he and I didn't absolutely get forth too well, but now that he's advancing home, I can't delay to accept him with accessible arms. It was a little alarming starting a new job at such a ample firm, but anybody there accustomed me with accessible arms.2. To be actual admiring and agog about something, abnormally that which is new or unexpected. The admiral has appear a changeabout on his arguable policy, and abounding bodies are accepting the account with accessible arms.Learn more: arm, open, receive

receive someone with accessible arms

and welcome someone with accessible arms
1. Lit. to accost addition with accoutrements advance advanced to hug someone. His mother greeted him with accessible accoutrements at the door.
2. Fig. to accost addition eagerly. I'm abiding they capital us to break for dinner. They accustomed us with accessible arms. When I came home from college, the accomplished ancestors accustomed me with accessible arms.Learn more: arm, open, receive

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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