link arms
idiom
: to hook bent arms together at the elbow
The elderly couple linked arms as they walked down the street.
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Students Against Apartheid directed demonstrators to link arms to avoid arrest.
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Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 27 Apr. 2024
This is the season for rallying cries, as Silicon Valley’s tech leaders link arms with the like-minded and square up against ideological foes in politics, culture, and anything else.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2024
Prompted by the song, fans link arms and jump to the left.
—Ben Church, CNN, 10 July 2024
Cut out a batch of paper hearts and write instructions on each one: Skip, crab-walk, link arms back-to-back with a teammate, and so on.
—Catherine Holecko, Parents, 29 July 2024
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Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 27 Apr. 2024
This is the season for rallying cries, as Silicon Valley’s tech leaders link arms with the like-minded and square up against ideological foes in politics, culture, and anything else.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2024
Prompted by the song, fans link arms and jump to the left.
—Ben Church, CNN, 10 July 2024
Cut out a batch of paper hearts and write instructions on each one: Skip, crab-walk, link arms back-to-back with a teammate, and so on.
—Catherine Holecko, Parents, 29 July 2024
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“Link arms.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/link%20arms. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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