up in arms

"People in Llanelli are up in arms," said the mayor, who said he stayed overnight at the protest camp.

Some residents in the neighborhood south of Wilshire Boulevard are up in arms about the scale of the project that is designated to fill a parking lot at 125-129 S. Linden Drive between a five-story office building and low-rise apartment buildings.

So why is the religious right up in arms?

Ontarians, for the most part, are not up in arms, with access to alcohol at hundreds of wineries, grocery stores and beer stores that remain open.

One worker said: “It's broken, the system. If Joe Public knew, they'd be up in arms. But it's so broken.”