arm's length
91arm — I [[t]ɑrm[/t]] n. 1) anat. a) the upper limb of the human body b) the upper limb from shoulder to elbow 2) anat. a) the forelimb of any vertebrate b) any similar structure in an invertebrate 3) hfi any armlike part or attachment, as the tone arm… …
92arm — 1. n. 1 each of the upper limbs of the human body from the shoulder to the hand. 2 a the forelimb of an animal. b the flexible limb of an invertebrate animal (e.g. an octopus). 3 a the sleeve of a garment. b the side part of a chair etc., used to …
93arm — arm1 noun 1》 each of the two upper limbs of the human body from the shoulder to the hand. ↘a limb of an octopus, starfish, or other animal. 2》 a side part of a chair supporting a sitter s arm. 3》 a narrow strip of water or land projecting… …
94Arm's end — Arms Arms, n. pl. [OE. armes, F. arme, pl. armes, fr. L. arma, pl., arms, orig. fittings, akin to armus shoulder, and E. arm. See {Arm}, n.] 1. Instruments or weapons of offense or defense. [1913 Webster] He lays down his arms, but not his wiles …
95Arm's reach — Arms Arms, n. pl. [OE. armes, F. arme, pl. armes, fr. L. arma, pl., arms, orig. fittings, akin to armus shoulder, and E. arm. See {Arm}, n.] 1. Instruments or weapons of offense or defense. [1913 Webster] He lays down his arms, but not his wiles …
96length — /lɛŋθ / (say length) noun 1. the linear magnitude of anything as measured from end to end: the length of a river. 2. extent from beginning to end of a series, enumeration, account, book, etc. 3. extent in time; duration: the length of a battle. 4 …
97length — n. 1 measurement or extent from end to end; the greater of two or the greatest of three dimensions of a body. 2 extent in, of, or with regard to, time (a stay of some length; the length of a speech). 3 the distance a thing extends (at arm s… …
98length — [[t]lɛŋkθ, lɛŋθ, lɛnθ[/t]] n. 1) the longest extent of anything as measured from end to end: the length of a river[/ex] 2) wam the measure of the greatest dimension of a plane or solid figure 3) extent from beginning to end of a series,… …
99arm — See: GIVE ONE S RIGHT ARM, KEEP AT A DISTANCE Or KEEP AT ARM S LENGTH, SHOT IN THE ARM, TAKE UP ARMS, TWIST ONE S ARM, UP IN ARMS, WITH OPEN ARMS, COST AN ARM AND A LEG …
100arm — See: GIVE ONE S RIGHT ARM, KEEP AT A DISTANCE Or KEEP AT ARM S LENGTH, SHOT IN THE ARM, TAKE UP ARMS, TWIST ONE S ARM, UP IN ARMS, WITH OPEN ARMS, COST AN ARM AND A LEG …
