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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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.
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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
The organizing group, Students Against Apartheid, began directing students and demonstrators to link arms in an attempt to avoid arrest.
—Helen Rummel, The Arizona Republic, 26 Apr. 2024
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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
The organizing group, Students Against Apartheid, began directing students and demonstrators to link arms in an attempt to avoid arrest.
—Helen Rummel, The Arizona Republic, 26 Apr. 2024
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“Link arms.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/link%20arms. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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