arm in arm

Idioms and Phrases

With one person's arm linked around another's; also, closely allied or intimate, as in Both couples walked arm in arm around the grounds of the estate , and This candidate is arm in arm with the party's liberal wing . The literal expression dates from the late 1300s, when Chaucer so used it: “They went arm in arm together into the garden” ( Troilus and Cressida ). The figurative usage dates from about 1600. Also see hand in hand .

Example Sentences

They walk in the woods, enjoy time with their community of friends, shop the farmers market arm in arm and host big joyful meals with Pat’s extended clan, to whom they’re more than just out.

From Los Angeles Times

But this time, for the first time, the duo that enters arm in arm is Seacrest and “Wheel of Fortune” mainstay Vanna White.

From Los Angeles Times

But it’s worth noting that warnings about seed oils usually go arm in arm with the suggestion that animal fats like tallow or lard are the healthiest option, something that — in addition to being something few nutrition experts would endorse — dovetails neatly with the reality that many anti-seed oil campaigners also profit off of by selling carnivore diet plans and supplements.

From Salon

Later, in a striking contradiction to Nazi Germany's twisted notion of Aryan supremacy and decades before the civil rights movement would spark radical change in the United States, the pair shared a lap of honour together, black and white athlete jogging arm in arm.

From BBC

In 1983, Campbell and his partner, Bobby Hilliard, graced the cover of Newsweek, arm in arm.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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