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Phrase(s): receive someone with open arms [and] welcome someone with open arms 1. Lit. to greet someone with arms spread wide to hug someone. • His mother greeted him with open arms at the door. 2. Fig. to greet someone eagerly. • I’m sure they wanted us to stay for dinner. They received us with open arms. • When I came home from college, the whole family welcomed me with open arms.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs