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Meaning of "up in arms" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UP IN ARMS

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UP IN ARMS

up against
up and down
up and running
up close and personal
up country
up for
up for grabs
up for it
up front
up hill and down dale
up in the air
up one´s alley
up one´s sleeve
up one´s street
up oneself
up the ante
up the boohai
up the creek
up the duff
up the pole

WORDS THAT END LIKE UP IN ARMS

arms
babe-in-arms
bear arms
canting arms
coat of arms
college of arms
in arms
lay down one´s arms
officer of arms
order arms
pile arms
present arms
reverse arms
sergeant at arms
serjeant at arms
shoulder arms
side arms
small arms
take arms
with open arms

Synonyms and antonyms of up in arms in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «up in arms» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UP IN ARMS

Find out the translation of up in arms to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of up in arms from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «up in arms» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

在武器
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

en pie de guerra
570 millions of speakers

English

up in arms
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बाहों में
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يصل بالأسلحة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

с оружием в руках
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

em pé de guerra
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অস্ত্র মধ্যে আপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dans les bras
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Di tangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bis in die Arme
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

腕の中で最大
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

팔에 최대
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Munggah ing penyelundupan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dơ tay lên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆயுதங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हात वर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Silahlarla
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

in armi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

z bronią w ręku
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зі зброєю в руках
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

în brațe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επάνω στα όπλα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

up in arms
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

upprörda
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

opp i armene
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of up in arms

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UP IN ARMS»

The term «up in arms» is quite widely used and occupies the 53.800 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UP IN ARMS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about up in arms

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6 QUOTES WITH «UP IN ARMS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word up in arms.
1
Sammy Hagar
It's a good thing I don't read everything Eddie says, or I'd be up in arms and not enjoying my life.
2
Kristin Hersh
I have to play as much of the game as I allow myself to get the music heard. But it's not unlike the rest of the world, so I'm not as up in arms about it as I could be.
3
Noreena Hertz
Back in the 1970s, Kodak tried to give $25m to a black civil rights organisation in Rochester, New York. The company's shareholders rose up in arms: making this politically charged offering wasn't the reason they had entrusted Kodak with their money. The donation was withdrawn.
4
Annie Lennox
I can't understand why the front pages of newspapers can cover bird flu and swine flu and everybody is up in arms about that and we still haven't really woken up to the fact that so many women in sub-Saharan Africa - 60 percent of people in - infected with HIV are women.
5
Russell Smith
Have you noticed the people most likely to be up in arms about governments apparently spying on us tend to be the most non-private people you know? The people launching petitions and wailing about Big Brother and data collection are most likely to be the most constant self-presenters.
6
Zack Snyder
I always say, I'm certain I changed 'Watchmen' less than the Coen brothers changed 'No Country for Old Men.' I'm certain of it. But you don't hear the Cormac McCarthy fans, like, up in arms about it. They should be. It's like an amazing Pulitzer Prize-winning book.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UP IN ARMS»

Discover the use of up in arms in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to up in arms and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Up In Arms
When Reed Kensington--ruthless attorney, self-made millionaire and handsome playboy--returns from abroad and accepts a position with a prestigious law firm in his hometown, he believes his life is perfect.
Kindle Alexander, 2013
2
Up in Arms: Pursuing Accountability for the Arms Deal in ...
Here is the personal story of a young female parliamentarian who entered public life with expectations awakened by Nelson Mandela’s presidency, only to become disenchanted with party politics and with the moral meltdown she experienced ...
Raenette Taljaard, 2012
3
Up in Arms
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Margery Hollis, 2012
4
Guns in American Society: An Encyclopedia of History, ...
Second, if the government refuses to obey the rule of law, the people have the right to force it to do so, even by rising up in arms against it if need be. “Chapter 61 is one of the most important in the Charter as indicating both the foundation of  ...
Gregg Lee Carter, 2002
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The history of the sufferings of the church of Scotland, ...
It is added, that the people now up in arms had tasted of the king's bounty and clemency, which the reader may judge of by the preceding history. If harassings, huntings, fugitating, intercommuning, and daily searchings and perils be the ...
Robert Wodrow, 1836
6
That Certain Spark (Only In Gooding Book #4)
Gooding, Texas, is about to gain a double blessing--a veterinarian and a doctor.
Cathy Marie Hake, 2009
7
Irrational Security: The Politics of Defense from Reagan to ...
Mark Thompson, “Going Up, Up in Arms,” Time, December 12, 1994, 47–48. 35. Sarah Walkling, “Clinton Signs Sales Directive,” Arms Control Today (March 1995): 29. 36. White House, Office of the Press Secretary, “Fact Sheet: Conventional ...
Daniel Wirls, 2010
8
Up in Arms Tour
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Lambert M Surhone, Mariam T Tennoe, Susan F Henssonow, 2011
9
Small Arms and Light Weapons: U.S. Policy and Views
... Information Programs, U.S. Department of State: “http://usinfo.state.gov/admin/ 001/wwwhapub.html”. U. S. FOREIGN POLICY AGENDA VOLUME 6 • NUMBER 2 • JUNE2001 Belsie, Laurent. UP IN ARMS (The Christian Science Monitor, vol.
10
Hollywood Musicals Year by Year
Up In Arms, the year's first major production, was Danny Kaye's feature-film debut and the first of six musicals the comedian made for producer Samuel Goldwyn. In a role supposedly based on the character Eddie Cantor had played in ...
Stanley Green, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UP IN ARMS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term up in arms is used in the context of the following news items.
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Stephen Hawking, Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak Up in Arms
Scientists said in the open letter that robotics and artificial intelligence were developed so that lives could be improved, and not the other way around. «CruxialCIO, Jul 15»
2
Cricket Stakeholders up in arms over perceived secrecy for …
A group calling itself the Stakeholders of Guyana's cricket is up in arms over what it considers the apparent secrecy with respect to the staging of the West Indies ... «Stabroek News, Jul 15»
3
One Rank One Pension: Men in Arms, Up in Arms
Decades after being promised One Rank One Pension, why are our military veterans still fighting for their dues? The Prime Minister has again assured the ... «NDTV, May 15»
4
Maguindanao villagers up in arms against 'aswang'; docs say fear …
SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao – Villagers in Poblacion were up in arms on Thursday against a huge dog they believe to be a mythical "aswang" that allegedly ... «GMA News, May 15»
5
Why we're still up in arms about the mystery of the Venus de Milo
A new 3D reconstruction suggests that Venus was a textile-spinning prostitute. But never mind these unprovable claims, the more interesting question is why ... «The Guardian, May 15»
6
Up in arms
Under the new arrangement, there will be different categories of arms importers who will be allowed to import weapons of different categories and allotted ... «The News on Sunday, Jan 15»
7
Residents up in arms over blocking of public access to beach
The lack of public beach access to a wildlife sanctuary has fed-up East Oahu homeowners taking matters into their own hands. But some of their neighbors are ... «KHON2, Jan 15»
8
Aggressive 'gutter punks' have residents up in arms
Businesses, tour guides and citizens are up in arms about a spike in what they're ... When temperatures drop up north and in other parts of the country, New ... «WWL, Nov 14»
9
Malawi government up in arms after Banda's $144-m deal
South African arms dealer Ivor Ichikowitz's formerly friendly relationship with the Malawian government has run into stiff headwinds since the election of a new ... «Mail & Guardian Online, Sep 14»
10
Up in Arms: How Octopuses Avoid Tying Themselves in Knots
Octopus arms are amazing things. They live on for an hour after being amputated; they move on their own; they sport hundreds of suckers that grasp things ... «NBCNews.com, May 14»

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