welcome with open arms

welcome with open arms
greet/welcome (someone/something) with open arms to be very pleased to see someone, or to be very pleased with something new.

I was rather nervous about meeting my boyfriend's parents, but they welcomed me with open arms.

Our company greeted the arrival of the Internet with open arms.


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  • welcome with open arms — See: WITH OPEN ARMS …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • welcome with open arms — See: WITH OPEN ARMS …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • welcome\ with\ open\ arms — See: with open arms …   Словарь американских идиом

  • with open arms — With a hearty welcome • • • Main Entry: ↑arm with open arms Cordially • • • Main Entry: ↑open * * * I with great affection or enthusiasm schools have welcomed such arrangements with open arms …   Useful english dictionary

  • welcome someone with open arms — welcome/receive/someone with open arms phrase to be very happy to see someone or to let them stay with you Allied troops were welcomed with open arms. Thesaurus: to welcome or greet, and to say hellosynonym Main entry: open …   Useful english dictionary

  • with open arms — with happiness or enthusiasm. After suing the organization, I know I m not going to be greeted with open arms. Usage notes: often used with the verb welcome: A lot of our customers wouldn t be welcomed with open arms in other stores …   New idioms dictionary

  • welcome someone with open arms — greet/welcome (someone/something) with open arms to be very pleased to see someone, or to be very pleased with something new. I was rather nervous about meeting my boyfriend s parents, but they welcomed me with open arms. Our company greeted the… …   New idioms dictionary

  • welcome something with open arms — greet/welcome (someone/something) with open arms to be very pleased to see someone, or to be very pleased with something new. I was rather nervous about meeting my boyfriend s parents, but they welcomed me with open arms. Our company greeted the… …   New idioms dictionary

  • with open arms — greet/welcome (someone/something) with open arms to be very pleased to see someone, or to be very pleased with something new. I was rather nervous about meeting my boyfriend s parents, but they welcomed me with open arms. Our company greeted the… …   New idioms dictionary

  • with open arms — with a warm welcome, with an accepting nature …   English contemporary dictionary

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