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up in armsTo be angry or upsetRate it:

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babe in armsAn infant.Rate it:

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coat of armsheraldic insigniaRate it:

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man at armsa soldier of the High Medieval to Renaissance periodsRate it:

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small armsFirearms designed to be carried and fired by a single person; often held in the hand.Rate it:

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up in armsAngry; preparing for a fight.Rate it:

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up in armsTo be angry or upsetRate it:

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with open armsWith enthusiasm, as if embracing.Rate it:

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ball upTo hunch over and pull in one's arms and legs.Rate it:

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lionThe arms of the University of the West Indies are Barry wavy of six Argent and Azure an open Book proper bound Gules garnished Or on a Chief of the third a Lion passant guardant Erminois. Crest: A Pelican proper. . See talk page.Rate it:

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lionA stylized representation of a large cat, used on a coat of arms.Rate it:

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reach-aroundA passing style in which the ballhandler performs a crossover step in the direction of the intended pass and then extends his or her arms to throw the pass around the defender.Rate it:

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snowmanA humanoid figure made with large snowballs stacked on each other. Human traits like a face and arms may be fashioned with sticks, a carrot, and stones or coal.Rate it:

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à bras ouvertswith open armsRate it:

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ab armis discedere (Phil. 11. 33)to lay down arms.Rate it:

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ad arma conclamare (Liv. 3. 50)to call to arms.Rate it:

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ad arma concurrereto rush to arms.Rate it:

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ad vim et arma descendere (vid. sect. V. 9, note Similarly...)to have recourse to force of arms.Rate it:

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arm upto supply, or be supplied with, arms (weapons)Rate it:

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arma abicereto throw away one's arms.Rate it:

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arma capere, sumereto take up one's arms.Rate it:

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arma ponere (not deponere)to pile arms (cf. sect. XII. 3, note vestem deponere...).Rate it:

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às armasto arms !Rate it:

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bar sinisterA bend sinister or baton sinister in a coat of arms.Rate it:

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battre l'appelTo call to arms.Rate it:

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bellum conficere, perficereto terminate a war (by force of arms and defeat of one's opponents).Rate it:

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compressis manibus sedere (proverb.) (Liv. 7. 13)to sit with folded arms; to be inactive.Rate it:

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exercitatus in armispractised in arms.Rate it:

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faire le pot (or, panier) à deux ansesTo put one’s arms akimbo.Rate it:

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flail aboutTo wave one's arms about violently, rather like a flail.Rate it:

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in armis esseto be under arms.Rate it:

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in manibus aliquem gestareto carry in one's arms.Rate it:

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in sinum philosophiae compellito be driven into the arms of philosophy.Rate it:

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inter manus auferre aliquemto carry some one away in one's arms.Rate it:

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j'ai les bras rompusMy arms are tired.Rate it:

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joustA tilting match: a mock combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances in the lists or enclosed field.Rate it:

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medicine bladderA large weighted ball used in boxing to strenghten the arms.Rate it:

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omnes ad arma convocareto issue a general call to arms.Rate it:

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open-armedHaving one's arms open and apartRate it:

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res bene gestaa success; a glorious feat of arms.Rate it:

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res fortiter feliciterque gestaa success; a glorious feat of arms.Rate it:

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roll down the windowsTo flail one's arms in a circular motion when off-balance, as to mimic the act of rolling down a car window.Rate it:

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royal bumpsA ritual of two or more persons holding another person by the arms and legs, face up, while bumping them repeatedly on the floor. In modern times it is a lighthearted affair, generally performed only on a young person's birthday with the number of bumps corresponding to the person's age in years. Historically it was a hazing.Rate it:

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Say Cry UncleTo lay down your arms or surrender, to accept defeatRate it:

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se tenant par la tailleWith their arms round each other’s waists.Rate it:

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vi et armisby force of arms.Rate it:

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