up in arms

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The rapper’s overhaul of the dwelling saw it reduced to little more than a concrete shell, decimating almost all of Ando’s original design — and leaving design lovers up in arms over its destruction.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

The teams were up in arms and complained.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

French politicians across the divide have been up in arms against the deal, which they view as an assault on the country's influential farming sector.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

But Meloni’s government is up in arms about the threat to Italian pasta exports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

I wait too because Mom’s just come into the bedroom from the shower, and the first word poised to come out of my mouth would have had her up in arms.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali