arm 1

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الإنجليزية - الإنجليزية
The arm of a piece of clothing is the part of it that covers your arm. = sleeve
An arm of an object is a long thin part of it that sticks out from the main part. the lever arm of the machine. the arms of the doctor's spectacles
If you say that something costs an arm and a leg, you mean that it is very expensive. A week at a health farm can cost an arm and a leg
The arm of a chair is the part on which you rest your arm when you are sitting down
An arm of land or water is a long thin area of it that is joined to a broader area. At the end of the other arm of Cardigan Bay is Bardsey Island
An arm of an organization is a section of it that operates in a particular country or that deals with a particular activity. Millicom Holdings is the British arm of an American company. = wing
approval If you welcome some action or change with open arms, you are very pleased about it. If you welcome a person with open arms, you are very pleased about their arrival. They would no doubt welcome the action with open arms
Your arms are the two long parts of your body that are attached to your shoulders and that have your hands at the end. She stretched her arms out He had a large parcel under his left arm
If you hold something at arm's length, you hold it away from your body with your arm straight. He struck a match, and held it at arm's length
If you twist someone's arm, you persuade them to do something. She had twisted his arm to get him to invite her
If two people are walking arm in arm, they are walking together with their arms linked. He walked from the court arm in arm with his wife
If you keep someone at arm's length, you avoid becoming too friendly or involved with them. She had always kept his family at arm's length