open arms, with
with open arms
Very happily and eagerly. My brother's coming home soon, and I can't wait to greet him with open arms. The controversial policy has been rescinded, and many people are welcoming the news with open arms.
See also: arm, open
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
with open arms
Enthusiastically, warmly, as in They received their new daughter-in-law with open arms. This term alludes to an embrace. [Mid-1600s]
See also: arm, open
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
with open arms
with great affection or enthusiasm.See also: arm, open
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
with ˌopen ˈarms
if you welcome somebody with open arms, you are extremely happy and pleased to see them: Don’t expect her to welcome you with open arms. She’s still very angry with you. OPPOSITE: give somebody/get the cold shoulderSee also: arm, open
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
with open arms
With great cordiality and hospitality.
See also: arm, open
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
open arms, with
Extremely welcoming, very cordial. This term was used by Erasmus in the sixteenth century (in Latin). In English it appears from the seventeenth century on. Alexander Pope used it in his Epistle to Arbuthnot (1735): “With open arms received one Poet more.”
See also: open
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
- with open arms
- on (someone's or something's) dime
- leave (someone or something) out of (something)
- leave out of
- leavings
- buy into
- buy into (something)
- of the moment
- have (got) it over (someone or something)
- have it over