fling (one's) arms up
fling (one's) arms up
To toss or jerk one's arms upward, typically to convey some emotion. As the kids ran around the room shrieking, Mom just flung her arms up and shook her head. I can't hear what they're saying, but it looks like Dad just flung his arms up in anger, so that's not a good sign.
See also: arm, fling, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- fling up (one's) arms
- flung
- fling up (one's) arms in (some emotion)
- fling (one's) arms up in (some emotion)
- bear arms
- fling
- stretch out
- spring to attention
- a blot on the escutcheon
- a blot on your escutcheon