Take Up Arms (Verb)
Meaning
Commence hostilities.
Classification
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
Examples
- The nation was forced to take up arms in defense of its sovereignty against foreign invaders.
- As tensions escalated between the rival groups, they decided to take up arms and settle the conflict once and for all.
- After years of peaceful negotiations, the marginalized community was left with no choice but to take up arms against their oppressors.
- When their homeland was threatened by an advancing army, the locals took up arms to defend their land and way of life.
- Rather than surrender, the rebels chose to take up arms and fight for their cause, inspiring many others to do the same.