open arm

Frequency: 7.09.5 per million words

arms held open to welcome or hug someone; often figurative

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Examples (10)

  • They're sure to welcome you with open arms.
  • The mother greeted her long-lost son with open arms and tears of joy.
  • The small town received the refugees with open arms, offering them food and shelter.
  • Not all employees embraced the new policy with open arms.
  • The company accepted the merger proposal with open arms, seeing it as a great opportunity.
  • After years of resistance, he finally accepted the changes with open arms.
  • She is the kind of host who greets every guest with open arms.
  • The younger generation has embraced new technology with open arms.
  • Will the public accept these radical reforms with open arms?
  • When the opportunity to study abroad arose, she seized it with open arms.