arm

upper

She injured her upper arm while lifting boxes during the move.

good

She lifted the heavy box with her good arm while the other one healed.

bad, broken, weak, withered

She injured her arm playing tennis last summer and it still feels weak.

open

She opened her arms wide to welcome her son home from university.

outstretched

The child ran toward her mother with outstretched arms, laughing joyfully.

lower, raise

She lowered her arm and waved goodbye to her friend at the station.

hold out, open, stretch out

She stretched out her arms to hug her grandmother after not seeing her for months.

cross, fold

He crossed his arms defensively when his parents asked him about the broken window.

link

The two friends linked arms while walking through the crowded market.

wave

She waved her arm excitedly when she spotted her friend in the crowded airport terminal.

catch (at), catch hold of, grab, take

When she felt dizzy, her friend grabbed her arm to steady her.

fall into

The exhausted child fell into her mother's arms after the long day at school.

draw/gather/pull sb into, take sb in

She took the crying child in her arms and comforted her gently.

hang

Her arm hung loosely at her side as she waited for the bus.

tighten

When he hugged her goodbye at the airport, his arms tightened around her shoulders.

by the ~

She led her young daughter by the arm through the busy shopping center.

in sb's ~

The injured man fell into his friend's arms after the accident.

on the ~

He had a small tattoo on the arm that he got when he was younger.

on your ~

She arrived at the wedding with her elderly father on her arm.

under an/your ~

He walked into the meeting with a stack of folders tucked under his arm.

arm in arm

The elderly couple stood arm in arm watching the sunset from their garden.

at arm's length

She kept her difficult neighbor at arm's length after their argument last year.

the crook of an/sb's arm

The baby slept peacefully in the crook of her mother's arm during the long flight.

fling/put/throw, etc. your arms around/round sb/sth

She threw her arms around her friend when she saw her at the airport after years apart.

in each other's arms

The young couple stood in each other's arms, watching the sunset over the ocean.