with open arms

[with open arms] {adv. phr.}

1. With the arms spread wide for hugging or catching.

* /When Father came home from work, little Sally ran out to meet him with open arms./

* /Dick stood under the window with open arms, and Jean dropped the bag of laundry down to him./

2. With words or actions showing that you are glad to see someone; gladly, warmly, eagerly.

* /When Grandmother came to visit us at Christmas, we welcomed her with open arms./

* /After his pioneering flight in the Friendship VII, Col. John Glenn was welcomed with open arms' by the people of his hometown./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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