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- be up in arms
be up in arms
be up in arms
to be very angry (often + about ) The students are up in arms about the standard of teaching at the college. (often + over ) Local traders are up in arms over the effect of the new parking regulations on their businesses.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| ÁLeifr | | - | Ancient Scandinavian |
| Reuel | | ROO-əl (English) | Biblical |
| Eutimio | | - | Spanish, Italian |
| Renee | | [ri'nei] | |
| Torsten | | TOSH-ten (Swedish), TAWR-sten (German) | Swedish, Danish, German |
| 'Ira' | | - | Biblical Hebrew |