arm in arm
11
2.8
- idiom
:
del brazo
- As they strolled through the park, they walked arm in arm, enjoying the sunny afternoon.
- walking arm in arm
Also, I want you to consider standing arm in arm with ALDF as they go into battle for this poor horse and think about what you can do.
- Also, I want you to consider standing arm in arm with ALDF as they go into battle for this poor horse and think about what you can do.
Examples
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Then two middle-aged women, arm in arm, came trundling toward us.
Fiction book (1997) -
The two smile and exit to the back room, arm in arm.
Fiction book (1997) -
In the last shot, the young man and the girl walk arm in arm down the beach.
Fiction book (1990) -
I watched the two of them walk back into the house, arm in arm.
Fiction book (1999) -
A woman and a man, far ahead of her, walked arm in arm.
Fiction book (1997) -
So we walked arm in arm in the snow, and we talked and we laughed.
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Then the twins walked arm in arm back to the ceremonies.
Fiction book (1998) -
But from another direction, Johnson and Andersen approached, arm in arm, and sat on a bench by the pillar.
Fiction book (1992) -
Regan and Richie walked arm in arm back up the paneled hallway.
Fiction book (1993) -
The couple walked arm in arm along the beach, watching the sunset together.
Synonyms
13
1.0
Two people hold each other's hands while walking together
Antonyms
How Close
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2.8
38
2.8
11
2.8
31
3.4
148
2.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'with arms linked together' is directly and literally composed from the constituents 'arm' + 'in' + 'arm' so a learner who knows 'arm' and 'in' can readily infer the act of linking arms. This is a straightforward, cross-linguistically common physical description rather than an idiom, so it is immediately comprehensible to B1 learners.
Etymology
Arm in arm comes from the simple picture of two people walking with their arms linked around each other. That's why it means 'with arms linked together', often to show friendship or support.