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.
up in arms
| Idioms: up in arms |
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- The Smurfs: The Abominable Snowbeast (1981 Film)
- climb-down
- arms
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- en haut (dance)
- arm (Idiom)
- Sandino, César Augusto (Nicaraguan guerrilla leader)
- Joan of Arc (History)
- Baseball the Right Way, Vol. 2: Pitching for Kids (1987 Film)
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- Todos Santos: The Survivors (1989 Culture & Society Film)
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