in arms

Example Sentences

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Farmers across Europe remain unconvinced and are up in arms, including in Spain where they staged a protest against the deal in Madrid earlier this month.

From Barron's

Amid fears this will burden future generations, the CDU youth wing has also been up in arms about a creaking state pensions system in fast-greying Germany that they fear they'll have to pay for in future.

From Barron's

The teams were up in arms and complained.

From BBC

Though staunch Brontë loyalists are bound to be up in arms about these larger-than-life details, Fennell’s rich stylistic elements are what differentiate this “Wuthering Heights” from the countless others that are far more faithful to the book, and thus, much more predictable and trite.

From Salon

The purges soon widened, ensnaring generals who had worked in arms procurement—including China’s defense minister at the time, Li Shangfu.

From The Wall Street Journal