up in arms

The mothers were up in arms when they heard that there was to be no school crossing across the busy road.

I know that there will be those up in arms about this idea, that it would favour the rich over the poor.

Although smaller sellers, eBay's traditional clientele, are up in arms, the changes seem to have stemmed the decline somewhat.

Gun-rights absolutists are up in arms, so to speak, about her view that the second amendment does not apply to the states.

How bad has political correctness become that people are up-in-arms about a schoolyard slur but totally okay with a threat of violence?

Several European governments were up in arms, and ordered the company to cease such wholesale invasion of their citizens' privacy.

He observed the phases of Venus and discovered the moons of Jupiter, which had theological experts up in arms.

In Poland they are up in arms against attempts to increase the number of hours a week (a mere 18) they have to spend teaching.

No doubt a great many Americans would be up in arms if social agencies sent kids out to promote the use of condoms.

You might imagine that Americans would be up in arms about all this.

in a nation of gadget lovers , a ban on reselling old appliances has everyone from musicians and artists to thrift shop owners up in arms.

Restaurant owners around the world are up in arms over laws that prohibit smoking in public places.

In Romania, too, public-sector unions are up in arms over spending cuts that were decreed under a bail-out agreed with the IMF and EU.

This has the meat and dairy industries up in arms over the high cost of their main feed.

Users get all up in arms over where the cursor should go when replying to a message.

Residents are up in arms about plans for a new road along the beach.

Chris Dodd, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee and another Democratic presidential candidate, is also up in arms.

Chinese Students studying abroad are up in arms over western media distortions of the problems in Tibet.

All the students are up in arms at the news the canteen is raising the prices of the food thirty percent.

Users get all up in arms over where their signature should go when replying to a message.

So it is puzzling that Cambodia, though it has expressed reservations about Xayaburi, is not up in arms about it.

For years, scientists and physicians have been up in arms about the rise in antibiotic resistance .

Residents are up in arms about a plan that government prepares to build a factory, which will pollutes the local river.

Local businessmen are up in arms over the new parking regulations which will make shopping very inconvenient for customers.

UP IN ARMS: Farmers protested against Trans-Pacific Partnership talks in Tokyo Wednesday.

But the gun manufacturers and the NRA would be up in arms if you tried something like that.

The boss is up in arms about the company? s poor sales record in the past few months.

Eg. Dad is up in arms because you used his car without asking for his permission.

As many people as were up in arms over Avatar you'd better believe there'd be some huge controversy over a Chinese version of Red Dawn.

Shopkeepers, restaurateurs and local businessmen are up in arms.

The villagers were up in arms against the Japanese invaders.

People usually is up in arms when others said they were stupid.

The farmers rose up in arms over the reduction in price of corn.

Civil servants are up in arms over the income tax hike.

Hawkish Indian commentators are meanwhile up in arms.

Residents are all getting up in arms over the government's plan to build a factory near their residence.

Breeders are up in arms at the prospect of the ban.

When I walked into my office, the boss was up in arms. He asked me why I had forgot to type his speech.

All us students are up in arms at the news the school is raising our tuition ten percent.

Today, everyone is really up in arms over these issues in France.

People were up in arms against the invaders.

The Republicans, predictably, are up in arms.

Some companies, especially in the IT sector, are up in arms.

XiaoZiSheng of MAO zedong's not to go to France, the remnant is up in arms about the new members of the also says don't understand.

Both strategies have European banks up in arms.

Up in arms Extremely upset; indignant.

Everyone was up in arms about the new parking restrictions.

The woman were up in arms acres the new antiabortion law.

Eg. As soon as they heard the news, the Ford dealers were up in arms.

Dad is up in arms because you used the car without his permission .

Roman Catholics are certainly up in arms.

During World War II, China was up in arms against Japan.

In a "wolf, " the voice, the Chinese beverage industry up in arms.

Driven beyond the limits of forbearance, the people rose up in arms and in the end toppled Chiang's reactionary rule.

Many people in Taiwan are prone to be up in arms over some sensitive political issues.

All of the colonies were up in arms against him.

Local residents are up in arms over plans to build a new motorway.

up in arms and defeated the cruel rulers.

All us students are up in arms at the news the school is raising our tuition 10%.

The youths of the country are up in arms.

R: Why not? What did she do that has you so up in arms?

Is China up in arms against this policy?

A lot of people were up in arms with my suggestion of drinking tap water.

You might think that they would be up in arms about "The Da Vinci Code" .

The parents were up in arms about the closing of the school.

As soon as we asked them for money, they were up in arms.

The whole nation is up in arms.

All of the people in that country were up in arms against the invaders.

The people in that country are up in arms about the air polution.

They are up in arms about it.

Allegations of scientific misconduct at Harvard have academics up in arms