an arm and leg
胳膊和腿,手脚并用,胳膊腿儿,胳膊腿
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Definitions
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- : the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- : the upper limb from the shoulder to the elbow.
- : the forelimb of any vertebrate.
- : some part of an organism like or likened to an arm.
- : any armlike part or attachment, as the tone arm of a phonograph.
- : a covering for the arm, especially a sleeve of a garment: the arm of a coat.
- : an administrative or operational branch of an organization: A special arm of the government will investigate.
- : Nautical. any of the curved or bent pieces of an anchor, terminating in the flukes.
- : an armrest.
- : an inlet or cove: an arm of the sea.
- : a combat branch of the military service, as the infantry, cavalry, or field artillery.
- : power; might; strength; authority: the long arm of the law.
- : support or protection: He had always been there when I needed a strong arm to lean on or a word of counsel.May you take comfort knowing she is in God's loving arms.
- : Typography. either of the extensions to the right of the vertical line of a K or upward from the vertical stem of a Y.
Phrases
- arm and a leg
- armed to the teeth
- arm in arm
- at arm's length
- babe in arms
- forewarned is forearmed
- give one's eyeteeth (right arm)
- long arm of the law
- one-armed bandit
- put the arm on
- shot in the arm
- take up arms
- talk someone's arm off
- twist someone's arm
- up in arms
- with one arm tied behind
- with open arms
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Examples
On Tuesday, Team8, a Tel Aviv- and New York-based venture group backed by Microsoft, Walmart, Barclays, and Moodys, announced that Russak-Aminoach will be one of the leaders of its new arm, Team8 Fintech.
With its $40-billion acquisition of ARM from a faltering SoftBank, Nvidia will compete on every important semiconductor application in the technology landscape.
With advances in weaponry, destructive Minié bullets and a lack of surgical experience among doctors, many Civil War soldiers with leg or arm wounds required amputation.
In 2016, Facebook expanded the network to include mobile websites, but shut down the web arm of the service in April this year.
People afflicted with SIRVA can require painful surgeries to recover and may lose use of their arms for months or years.
At St. Barnabas Hospital, Pellerano was listed in stable condition with wounds to his chest and arm.
The big slug happened to hit the suspect in the street, passing through his arm and then striking Police Officer Andrew Dossi.
Dossi initially was listed in critical condition with wounds to his arm and lower back.
She is wearing a crop top, and Andrew has his arm wrapped around her waist.
Women want a hot, young thing to parade around on their arm, too.
She was holding the back of her chair with one hand; her loose sleeve had slipped almost to the shoulder of her uplifted arm.
In Spain he was regarded as the right arm of the ultra-clericals and a possible supporter of Carlism.
Grandmamma sits in her quaint arm-chair— Never was lady more sweet and fair!
She looked up in his face, leaning on his arm beneath the encircling shadow of the umbrella which he had lifted.
But the strength of his arm, and the bravery of his heart could not have defended him long against their determined attack.