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What is another word for up in arms?

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Prepared for, or engaged in, warfare or fighting

(idiomatic) Upset or angry to the point being ready to fight

Likely to commit mutiny

Favouring confrontational or violent methods in support of a political or social cause

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Prepared for, or engaged in, warfare or fighting

at swords' points

at war

hostile

in the midst of battle

prepared for war

wrought up

at odds

“The Scythians, and barbarous nations of the North, were again up in arms.”

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(idiomatic) Upset or angry to the point being ready to fight

as cross as two sticks

antagonized^US

antagonised^UK

with all guns blazing

ill-humored^US

beside yourself with rage

scandalised^UK

scandalized^US

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

dishonored^US

dishonoured^UK

like a bear with a sore head

having got out of bed on the wrong side

in a mood

cross-grained

having got out of bed the wrong side

with a chip on your shoulder

fed up to the back teeth

mildly annoyed

bloody-minded

carrying a chip on your shoulder

sniveling^US

snivelling^UK

have had a basinful of

have had something up to here

have had it up to here with

like a cat on hot bricks

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“The union members are up in arms over threats of pay cuts.”

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Likely to commit mutiny

obstinately disobedient

without law and order

quarrelling^UK

uncivilised^UK

terrorising^UK

terrorizing^US

uncivilized^US

quarreling^US

sceptical^UK

skeptical^US

like a red rag to a bull

full of ups and downs

full of conflict

full of confusion

full of upheavals

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Favouring confrontational or violent methods in support of a political or social cause

have chip on shoulder

cavilling^UK

quarrelling^UK

caviling^US

quarreling^US

having a chip on one's shoulder

ill-humored^US

at each other's throats

terrorizing^US

terrorising^UK

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