be up in arms
informalDefinition
› to be very angry: They're up in arms about/over the new management scheme.Angry and displeasedBad-tempered
(Definition of be up in arms from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- acrimonious adjective
- aggrieved adjective
- annoyed adjective
- apoplectic adjective
- be not amused idiom
- blistering adjective (ANGRY)
- embittered adjective
- exasperated adjective
- fed up adjective
- fed up to the back teeth idiom
- fit to be tied idiom
- incandescent adjective (QUALITY)
- irritated adjective
- jaundiced adjective
- kick verb
- livid adjective (ANGRY)
- miffed adjective
- murder verb
- not be a happy bunny idiom
- venomous adjective (HATE)
Topic:
Angry and displeased
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