单词 | up in arms |
释义 | up in armsSEE SYNONYMS FOR up in arms ON THESAURUS.COM Angry, rebellious, as in The town was up in arms over the state's plan to allow commercial flights at the air base. This idiom originally referred to an armed rebellion and was so used from the late 1500s. Its figurative use dates from about 1700. Words nearby up in armsupholster, upholsterer, upholstery, uphroe, UPI, up in arms, Upington, up in the air, up-itself, Upjohn, upkeep The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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