Fling up (one's) arms in (some emotion) In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "fling up (one's) arms in (some emotion)", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

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2021-08-29 04:08

fling (one's) arms up , fling up (one's) arms

Fling up (one's) arms in (some emotion) phrase

To move one's arms upwards in a forceful and sudden manner to make a particular emotion of yours known to someone else.

The teacher flung up his arms in despair when the students kept running around and not sitting down.

'I don't want to argue with you anymore!' said Mary, then flung up her arms in resignation and walked off.

The witness saw the victim fling up his arms in horror before getting shot by the murderer.

The verb "fling" must be conjugated according to its tense.

The origin of this phrase is not clear.