| 单词 | the long arm of the law |
| 释义 | arm1 /ärm/noun
ORIGIN: OE arm (earm); cognate with L armus the shoulder joint, and with Gr harmos a joint armed adjective (usu in compounds) having an arm or arms, as in one-armed armˈful noun (pl armˈfuls) armˈless adjective armˈlet noun
armˈband noun
arm candy noun (informal) Someone who is invited as a partner to a social event more to add to the glamour of the occasion than for his or her sparkling conversational skills armˈchair noun A chair with arms adjective
armˈ-chancing noun and adjective see chance one's arm under chance armˈhole noun The hole in a garment through which the arm is put armˈlock noun (in wrestling, etc; also figurative) A hold by the arms (also transitive verb) armˈpit noun The hollow under the shoulder armˈrest noun The arm of a chair arm wrestling noun A test of strength whereby two people with their elbows resting on a flat surface each grip the other's hand and try to force it down until the arm touches the surface arm in arm With arms interlinked as long as one's arm (of a list, etc) extremely long at arm's length
cost an arm and a leg (informal) To be prohibitively expensive give one's right arm To give or do anything in one's power in arms
put the arm on (N Am inf) To try to coerce right arm Someone's main support or assistant secular arm The civil authority, as opposed to the spiritual or ecclesiastical the long arm of the law The far-reaching power and influence of the law, esp the police force twist someone's arm see under twist within (or in) arm's reach Able to be reached easily, ie from where one is sitting with open arms With a hearty welcome |
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