with open arms

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with open arms

with happiness or enthusiasm After suing the organization, I know I'm not going to be greeted with open arms.

Usage notes: often used with the verb welcome: A lot of our customers wouldn't be welcomed with open arms in other stores.

See also: arm, open

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There the French officers received them with open arms, and lavished upon them all the resources of their hospitality. Five Weeks in a Balloon by Verne, Jules View in context The next day Hindbad, dressed in his best, returned to the voyager's house, and was received with open arms. The Arabian Nights by Lang, Andrew View in context Bulpit Brothers, long desirous of having such a name as his on their books, received him with open arms. Miss or Mrs.? by Collins, Wilkie View in context			with an eye to with back against the wall with bare hands with bated breath with bells on with both barrels with child with each passing day with ease with every breath with everything with eyes closed with eyes open with flying colors with for some time With friends like that, who needs enemies? with good reason with guns blazing with impunity with knobs on with malice aforethought with my blessing with no strings attached with nose in the air with one hand tied behind back with open arms With or without? with own fair hands With pleasure with regard to with relish with respect to with tail between legs with the best of them with the best will in the world with the naked eye With whom do you wish to speak? With you in a minute withdraw withdraw from withdraw into withdraw into oneself wither wither away wither on the vine wither up withhold from within within a stone's throw within a whisker of within an ace of			with myxomatous degeneration fibroma with myxomatous degeneration fibroma With New York Firefighters with no exception With No Loss of Generality with no mistake with no strings attached with nose in the air with nose in the air with nose in the air with nose in the air with nothing missing With Oden on Our Side With Onboard Audio With one accord with one hand behind back with one hand behind back with one hand behind back with one hand behind back with one hand tied behind back with one hand tied behind back with one hand tied behind back with one hand tied behind back with one hand tied behind back with one voice with one voice with one voice with one voice with one voice With one's favor with open arms with open eyes with open eyes with open eyes with open eyes with open eyes with or without with or without with or without With or Without Someone Else With or Without You With or without? With Other Goods With Other Natural Flavors with own fair hands With Particular Average With Particular Average With Payments/Deferred Interest With Persistent Backoff Procedure With pleasure with premeditation With Prior Service With Probability With Probability Approaching One With profit With profit fund With profit fund With profit policy With profits With Profits Bond With Profits Bonds

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