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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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arm's lengthBarely within reach.Rate it:

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arm's lengthIndependent, but related.Rate it:

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arm's lengthDistant, detached.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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as long asThe same length as.Rate it:

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at arm's lengthAt a distance, away from one's body.Rate it:

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at arm's lengthAvoiding a close relationship.Rate it:

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babe in armsAn infant.Rate it:

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

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

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barrelA round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.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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Buggins's turnThe appointment of a person by rotation or promotion, on the basis of length of service (it being that person's "turn") rather than merit or level of qualification.Rate it:

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close outOf a wave, to break all at once, instead of progressively along its length.Rate it:

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coat of armsheraldic insigniaRate 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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duke it outTo argue heavily or at length.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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from stem to sternOver the full length of a ship or boat, from the front end of the vessel to the back end.Rate it:

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fusius, uberius, copiosius disputare, dicere de aliqua reto speak at great length on a subject, discuss very fully.Rate it:

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get startedto cause to start talking about something in lengthRate it:

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grace periodA length of time during which rules or penalties do not take effect or are withheld.Rate it:

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hold forthTalk at great length; expatiate; harangue.Rate it:

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how long is a piece of stringUsed as a response to a question such as "How long will it take?" or "How big is it?" when the length or size is unknown, infinite, or variable.Rate it:

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il était étendu tout de son longHe was lying at full length.Rate it:

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il n'est si long jour qui ne vienne à vêpres“Be the day weary, be the day long, At length it ringeth to evensong.”Rate it:

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in armis esseto be under arms.Rate it:

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in latitudinem, in longitudinem patereto extend in breadth, in length.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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jump ropeThe activity, game or exercise in which a person must jump, bounce or skip repeatedly while a length of rope is swung over and under, both ends held in the hands of the jumper, or alternately, held by two other participants. Often used for athletic training and among schoolchildren. Variations involve speed, chants, varied rope and jumper movement patterns, multiple jumpers and/or multiple ropes.Rate it:

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jump ropeThe length of rope, sometimes with handles, casing or other additions, used in that activity.Rate it:

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keep at arm's lengthStay at a distance, away from one's body.Rate it:

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keep at arm's lengthAvoid a close relationship.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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