| an arm and a leg |
(informal) a very large amount of money, in the speaker's opinion. |
| arm wrestling |
a contest in which each of two opponents places either the right or the left elbow on a table with the forearm vertical, clasps the opponent's hand, and tries to force the opponent's hand back until it touches the table; Indian wrestling. |
| arm-twisting |
(informal) the use of unrelenting or unethical pressure in an effort to persuade someone to do something. |
| arm-wrestle |
to engage in arm wrestling. |
| armed forces |
all the military groups of a country. In the United States, the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Marines make up the armed forces. |
| armed to the teeth |
carrying numerous weapons in preparation for attack or defense. |
| pay an arm and a leg |
(informal) to pay a lot of money, much more than one wishes to spend. |
| rocker arm |
a pivoted lever or arm attached to a moving or stationary shaft, used to transfer a rocking or pushing motion, as in an automotive engine. |
| small arm |
(usu. pl.) a hand-held, low-caliber firearm, such as a pistol or rifle. |
| stiff-arm |
to shove (an opposing player, as in football) with one's arm held straight; straight-arm. [2 definitions] |
| straight-arm |
to keep (a sports opponent, esp. a football tackler) away from oneself by holding one's arm out straight; stiff-arm. [2 definitions] |
| strong-arm |
using or threatening to use physical force or coercion. [2 definitions] |
| tone arm |
the pivoting arm on a phonograph that holds the needle. |
| twist (someone's) arm |
to use strong persuasion or force to make someone to do something. |