Danny Weems
Search results
Meaning of be up in arms in English. be up in arms. idiom informal. Add to word list. to be very angry: They're up in arms about the new management structure. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Angry and displeased. acridly. acrimoniously. aggrieved. amused. fed up to the back teeth idiom. fired up. fit to be tied idiom. fractiously.
UP IN ARMS definition: angry or upset: . Learn more.
1. Fig. in armed rebellion. (*Typically: be ~; get ~ .) The entire population is up in arms. They are up in arms, ready to fight. 2. Fig. very angry. (Fig. on {2}, but without weapons. *Typically: be ~; get ~.) Wally was up in arms about the bill for the broken window. I am really up in arms about what happened. See also: arm, up.
angry or upset: The union is up in arms over the reduction in health benefits. (Definition of up in arms from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) C1.
- Example Sentences
- Synonyms
- You Might Like These Idioms
— The entire team was up in armswhen the coach said they would have to practice an extra 30 minutes each day. — I’m up in armsabout the new fees my bank is going to start charging. — Everyone is up in armsthat we have to work on New Year's Eve but they're giving us a $300 bonus and an extra day off. — My kids are up in armsthat we're now going to d...
in an uproarteed offhot under the collarfit to be tiedMore idioms will be added in the future so check back frequently or sign-up for my free newsletterto learn about new updates to my website. 1. Home Page 2. Idioms List 3. Idiom: Up in arms
If people are up in arms about something, they are very angry about it and are protesting strongly against it. Environmental groups are up in arms about plans for fracking in the area. See full dictionary entry for arm
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.
