in the arms of

idiom

: being embraced by
She found him in the arms of another woman.

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SpaceX's Starship, made up of a spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket, is designed to be reusable as the booster is built to land back in the arms of Mechazilla - the giant tower at Starbase built to catch rockets midair. Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025 Join 10 others in the comments View Comments Similar to the Super Heavy booster, this upper portion of the vehicle is intended to land upright in the arms of the Mechazilla launch tower after flight so that it can be rapidly reused. Jackie Wattles, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025 Wilson was targeted only three times on Sunday before the Jets’ final offensive drive as Rodgers instead funneled targets to Davante Adams, seemingly determined to have his 500th touchdown pass land in the arms of his closest friend on the team. Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024 Some of these videos show people flying for a moment and then successfully landing in the arms of others. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in the arms of 

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“In the arms of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20arms%20of. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.

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