The citizens were not willing to take up arms to try and change their government.
When the Germans invaded Belgium, the Belgians immediately took uр arms against them.
Idioms and examples. 2014.
take up arms — index fight (battle), rebel Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
take up arms — verb commence hostilities (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑go to war, ↑take arms • Hypernyms: ↑war • Verb Frames: Somebody s Somebody s PP … Useful english dictionary
take up arms — {v. phr.}, {literary}. To get ready to fight; fight or make war. * /The people were quick to take up arms to defend their freedom./ * /The President called on people to take up arms against poverty./ Contrast: LAY DOWN ONE S ARMS … Dictionary of American idioms
take up arms — {v. phr.}, {literary}. To get ready to fight; fight or make war. * /The people were quick to take up arms to defend their freedom./ * /The President called on people to take up arms against poverty./ Contrast: LAY DOWN ONE S ARMS … Dictionary of American idioms
take\ up\ arms — v. phr. literary. To get ready to fight; fight or make war. The people were quick to take up arms to defend their freedom. The President called on people to take up arms against poverty. Contrast: lay down one s arms … Словарь американских идиом
take up arms (against somebody) — take up arms (against sb) idiom (formal) to prepare to fight • He encouraged his supporters to take up arms against the state. Main entry: ↑armsidiom … Useful english dictionary
take up arms — to fight with weapons against an enemy. They took up arms only after other means of resolving their differences failed … New idioms dictionary
take up arms — to begin fighting with weapons Minority tribes took up arms against the new government … English dictionary
To take up arms — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
take up arms — Begin war, commence hostilities … New dictionary of synonyms
