Phrase guide

arm in arm

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

With arms linked together; with arms around each other's shoulder or waist. (of two or more people)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The two friends walked along arm in arm.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: arm in crook

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

In collusion, in concert (with someone).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively, not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: алабраце́ (alabracé) — arms linked or around each other's shoulder or waist
  • Bulgarian: алабра́це (alabráce) — arms linked or around each other's shoulder or waist
  • Catalan: del braç — arms linked or around each other's shoulder or waist
  • Catalan: del bracet — arms linked or around each other's shoulder or waist
  • Dutch: arm in arm — arms linked or around each other's shoulder or waist
  • Dutch: gearmd — arms linked or around each other's shoulder or waist
  • Finnish: käsikynkkää — arms linked or around each other's shoulder or waist
  • Finnish: käsikoukkua — arms linked or around each other's shoulder or waist
  • Finnish: kaulakkain — arms linked or around each other's shoulder or waist
  • Finnish: kaulaillen — arms linked or around each other's shoulder or waist
  • Finnish: käsi vyötäröllä — arms linked or around each other's shoulder or waist
  • French: bras dessus bras dessous — arms linked or around each other's shoulder or waist
  • German: Arm in Arm — arms linked or around each other's shoulder or waist
  • German: untergehakt — arms linked or around each other's shoulder or waist
  • Greek: αγκαζέ (agkazé) — arms linked or around each other's shoulder or waist
  • Hungarian: karöltve — arms linked or around each other's shoulder or waist
  • Irish: uillinn ar uillinn — arms linked or around each other's shoulder or waist
  • Irish: in uillinn a chéile — arms linked or around each other's shoulder or waist
  • Italian: sottobraccio — arms linked or around each other's shoulder or waist
  • Italian: a braccetto — arms linked or around each other's shoulder or waist
  • Manx: uillin er uillin — arms linked or around each other's shoulder or waist
  • Māori: kōtui — arms linked or around each other's shoulder or waist
  • Māori: tui — arms linked or around each other's shoulder or waist
  • Polish: pod rękę — arms linked or around each other's shoulder or waist
  • Portuguese: de braços dados — arms linked or around each other's shoulder or waist
  • Russian: рука́ о́б ру́ку (ruká ób rúku) — arms linked or around each other's shoulder or waist
  • Russian: по́д ру́ку (pód rúku) — arms linked or around each other's shoulder or waist
  • Turkish: kol kola — arms linked or around each other's shoulder or waist
  • Hungarian: karöltve — in collusion; in concert
  • Polish: ramię w ramię — in collusion; in concert