up in arms
Example Sentences
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She says she "has to come" because if she didn't, the regulars who come back every year would be "up in arms".
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
“It amazes me that travelers are not up in arms about the way they get treated,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
The drivers aren’t the only ones who are up in arms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
French politicians across the divide have been up in arms against the deal, which they view as an assault on the country's influential farming sector.
From Barron's ● Jan. 14, 2026
Northern abolitionists like Ralph Waldo Emerson made Brown a martyr, and Southern loyalists got up in arms, quite literally, at the idea that this might be the start of a trend.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
