arm in arm

Idioms  

1. With one person's arm linked around another's; also, closely allied or intimate, as in Both couples walked arm in arm around the grounds of the estate, and This candidate is arm in arm with the party's liberal wing. The literal expression dates from the late 1300s, when Chaucer so used it: “They went arm in arm together into the garden” (Troilus and Cressida). The figurative usage dates from about 1600. Also see hand in hand.

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arm in arm

It features a photo of the full squad, arm in arm, facing their supporters at the Atlanta stadium.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Once we fought the Cold War arm in arm against “tyrannical forces” that “censored dissidents, that closed churches.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026

After laying their flowers, they walked away, arm in arm.

From Barron's ● Jan. 1, 2026

The colorful carnival atmosphere of the set, which Seacrest enters arm in arm with co-host Vanna White, just as Sajak did, remains unchanged.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2025

The sight of them arm in arm was drawing curious looks.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

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