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society > armed hostility > [verb (intransitive)] > begin hostilities (10)
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To rise in arms.

to take weapon in handa1538

Phrases. to take weapon in hand: to take up arms.

to raise one's standard1548

to raise one's standard: to take up arms; to assume a hostile attitude either defensive or offensive; to prepare to fight; cf. sense A. 1.

to rise in arms1563

to rise in arms: to prepare to fight for one's country, a cause, etc.; to join or form an armed force.

to take (up) armsa1593

to take (up) arms: to arm oneself; to assume a hostile attitude either defensive or offensive; to prepare to fight; cf. to take on 3b at take, v.

to break into arms1594

A person is also said to break into arms, to break into rebellion, to break into weeping, to break into a laugh, etc.

to unsheathe the sword1649

To draw (a weapon) out of the sheath or scabbard. to unsheathe the sword, to begin hostilities or slaughter. (Cf. sheathe, v. 2.)

to take up the hatchet1694

to take up the hatchet: to declare war; to begin fighting; (more generally) to commence hostilities. Cf. to take up the tomahawk at tomahawk, n.

to throw away the scabbard1704

In figurative phrase, to throw away the scabbard: to abandon all thought of making peace.

to fly to arms1847

Of persons and animals: To move with a start or rush; to spring, start, hasten, rush. to fly to arms: to take up arms on a sudden. to fly in the fa

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