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Chris -- 2018-04-11
for “up in arms,” i.e., upset to the point of fighting with weapons.
“up and arms” sounds like the speaker is so upset they’ve sprouted some new appendages.
sightings:
http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2006 … inne_1.asp
“It may be premature to get all up and arms about Minneapolis. This could just be a short term fluctuation,”
http://www.cvillenews.com/2003/05/01/co … iew-panel/
“That voice made the county get all up and arms about this. Nobody cared before.”
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