Phrase guide

with open arms

prep_phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prep_phrase

Meaning 1

With enthusiasm, as if embracing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: with arms wide open

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: met open armen — with enthusiasm, as if embracing
  • Finnish: avosylin — with enthusiasm, as if embracing
  • French: à bras ouverts — with enthusiasm, as if embracing
  • German: mit offenen Armen — with enthusiasm, as if embracing
  • Greek: με ανοιχτές αγκάλες (me anoichtés agkáles) — with enthusiasm, as if embracing
  • Hungarian: tárt karokkal — with enthusiasm, as if embracing
  • Italian: a braccia aperte — with enthusiasm, as if embracing
  • Polish: z otwartymi ramionami — with enthusiasm, as if embracing
  • Polish: z otwartym sercem — with enthusiasm, as if embracing
  • Polish: z otwartymi rękoma — with enthusiasm, as if embracing
  • Polish: z otwartymi rękami — with enthusiasm, as if embracing
  • Portuguese: de braços abertos — with enthusiasm, as if embracing
  • Romanian: cu brațele deschise — with enthusiasm, as if embracing
  • Russian: с распростёртыми объя́тиями (s rasprostjórtymi obʺjátijami) — with enthusiasm, as if embracing
  • Spanish: con los brazos abiertos — with enthusiasm, as if embracing