link arms

idiom

: to hook bent arms together at the elbow
The elderly couple linked arms as they walked down the street.

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The police later returned and told the students to link arms to exit through the school’s back entrance. Karla Perez, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2025 And to get there, to really get contracts that can change people’s lives, unions have to link arms and act in concert with one another. James Folta, Literary Hub, 24 June 2025 Lander had tried to link arms with the man upon exiting. Rachel Raposas, People.com, 17 June 2025 True friends celebrate each other in times of victory, embolden each other to seize their passion, and then link arms to figure out logistics. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for link arms

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“Link arms.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/link%20arms. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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