up in arms

Idioms  

1. Angry, rebellious, as in The town was up in arms over the state's plan to allow commercial flights at the air base. This idiom originally referred to an armed rebellion and was so used from the late 1500s. Its figurative use dates from about 1700.

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Example Sentences

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

U.S. voters aren’t the only ones up in arms about affordability.

From Barron's

U.S. voters aren’t the only ones up in arms about affordability.

From Barron's

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

Fans are "equally up in arms and devastated at what happened", he told BBC Radio 5 Live.

From BBC