with open arms

English

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

with open arms

1. (idiomatic) With enthusiasm, as if embracing
   • 2012, Saint Motel, “1997”, in Voyeur:

     Well, I've made so many new friends / With open arms they let me in / They say they'll be with me till the end / They say they'll stick through thick and thin

Related terms

• open-armed
• with arms wide open

Translations

with enthusiasm, as if embracing

Dutch: met open armen Finnish: avosylin (fi) French: à bras ouverts (fr) German: mit offenen Armen Hungarian: tárt karokkal Italian: a braccia aperte Polish: z otwartymi ramionami (pl), z otwartym sercem, z otwartymi rękoma, z otwartymi rękami Portuguese: de braços abertos (pt) Romanian: cu brațele deschise Russian: с распростёртыми объя́тиями (s rasprostjórtymi obʺjátijami) Spanish: con los brazos abiertos