arm in arm

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arm in arm

adverb arm-in-arm

  1. not comparable With arms linked together; with arms around each other's shoulder or waist. (of two or more people) The two friends walked along arm in arm.

    Similar: arm in crook

  2. figuratively, not comparable In collusion, in concert (with someone). ‘Frenchmen. Really, I mean to say, Stevens, Frenchmen. […] And to think we have to be seen by the world to be arm in arm with them. One wishes for a good bath at the mere reminder.’

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adv arms linked or around each other's shoulder or waist

Portuguêsde braços dados
Françaisbras dessus bras dessous
DeutschArm in Arm, untergehakt
Italianosottobraccio, a braccetto
Ελληνικάαγκαζέ agkazé
Русскийрука́ о́б ру́ку ruká ób rúku, по́д ру́ку pód rúku

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@misc{arm_in_arm_2026,
  title = {arm in arm},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/arm%20in%20arm},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}