Collocations for arm - noun

left, right | upper
the muscles of the upper arm

strong | good
He used his good arm to support his weight.

bad, broken, weak, withered
I''ve got a bad arm so I''m afraid I can''t help you.

open
(often figurative),

outstretched
They''re sure to welcome you with open arms.

bare

bend, move | lower, raise
The figure in the boat raised an arm.

break, dislocate, hurt, twist | hold out, open, stretch out
He held out his arms with a broad smile.

cross, fold
She folded her arms and stared at him.

link
The couple linked arms and set off along the beach.

wave
He was running towards them, waving his arms.

catch (at), catch hold of, grab, take
A hand reached out and caught hold of her arm. | She moved towards her father and took his arm.

grip, hold, squeeze, touch | fall into
They fell into each other''s arms.

draw/gather/pull sb into, take sb in
He pulled her into his arms and kissed her.

hold sb in

drop | hang
His arm hung awkwardly against his side.

tighten
Her arms tightened convulsively round the child.

by the ~
The officer grabbed him by the arm (= grabbed his arm).

in sb''s ~
The child lay in its mother''s arms.

on the ~
She touched him gently on the arm.

on your ~
Lucy felt the warm sun on her bare arms. | He walked in with a tall blonde on his arm (= next to him and holding his arm).

under an/your ~
She carried the dog under one arm.

arm in arm
They walked along arm in arm (= with the arm of one person linked with the arm of the other),

at arm''s length
He held the dirty rag at arm''s length (= as far away from his body as possible).

the crook of an/sb''s arm
She lay curled up in the crook of his arm.

fling/put/throw, etc. your arms around/round sb/sth
He ran towards her and flung his arms around her. | He put an arm around her shoulders.

in each other''s arms
They fell asleep in each other''s arms (= holding each other).

with arms akimbo
(= with your arms bent and your hands on your hips) She stood looking at him with arms akimbo.