with open arms

English

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Prepositional phrase

with open arms

1. (idiomatic) With enthusiasm, as if embracing

Related terms

• open-armed

Translations

with enthusiasm, as if embracing

• Dutch: met open armen
• Finnish: avosylin (fi)
• French: à bras ouverts (fr)
• German: mit offenen Armen
• Hungarian: tárt karokkal
• Italian: a braccia aperte
• Polish: z otwartymi ramionami (pl), z otwartym sercem, z otwartymi rękoma, z otwartymi rękami
• Romanian: cu brațele deschise
• Russian: с распростёртыми объя́тиями (s rasprostjórtymi obʺjátijami)
• Spanish: con los brazos abiertos