up in arms

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The rapper’s overhaul of the dwelling saw it reduced to little more than a concrete shell, decimating almost all of Ando’s original design — and leaving design lovers up in arms over its destruction.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

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 • Feb. 27, 2026

The teams were up in arms and complained.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

But Meloni’s government is up in arms about the threat to Italian pasta exports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

States’-rights advocates from surrounding Southern towns were up in arms.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals