With open arms

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adverb

To welcome or accept warmly or enthusiastically.

The community welcomed the refugees with open arms.
Visual representation of "with open arms" - To welcome or accept warmly or enthusiastically.

Often appears as...

  • welcome with open arms
  • embrace with open arms

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Idiomatic

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Positive Emotion

This phrase implies a positive feeling of happiness or relief when greeting someone.

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After years abroad, he returned home and was received with open arms.
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Widely Used

Common in everyday English, used in social and informal settings, but also found in formal writing.

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The author's new book was met with open arms by her fans.
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Figurative Speech

It's a metaphorical expression; you don't have to physically open your arms.

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Our proposal was accepted with open arms.
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