“take up arms”
To prepare to fight or engage in combat, often in defense of a cause or against an enemy. The phrase can be used literally about armed conflict or figuratively about strongly opposing something. Listen to how native speakers pronounce "take up arms" in the video clips below.
Hear how "take up arms" sounds in real speech — 1,000 examples from 10 videos, movies, and TV shows. Sources: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina, 60 Minutes, Russell Howard, CinemaSins and 3 more.
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YouTube60 Minutes1.6M views · 2025-12-15
Germany rearms, modernizes military after decades of embracing the peace dividend
“take up arms.”
majority of 15 to 25 year olds would not … If volunteer numbers fall short, the
Play at 11:35
YouTube60 Minutes1.0M views · 2026-03-14
Military Drones | 60 Minutes Full Episodes
“take up arms.”
majority of 15 to 25 year olds would not … If volunteer numbers fall short, the
Play at 51:15
YouTubeX2hWY9ogHC4
“take up arms.”
majority of 15 to 25 year olds would not … If volunteer numbers fall short, the
Play at 11:45
MovieThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
“Take up arms.”
Cut off his head! … Fight.
Play at 2:11:35
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TV ShowChilling Adventures Of Sabrina
Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina — S02E06
“...take up arms against the Anti-Pope,”
Confess. Confess. Confess. Confess. … - and murdered him in his bed.
- Confess.
Play at 37:02
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YouTubeRussell Howard161K views · 2025-03-28
America, Are You Okay?! | Compilation
“take up arms that's exactly what Isis do”
encouraging my people of my faith to … you
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YouTubeCinemaSins455K views · 2022-03-10
Everything Wrong With The Forever Purge In 16 Minutes Or Less
“take up arms and form a government”
motivated racists that are willing to … toppling militia but are we expected to
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YouTubeThe Infographics Show1.2M views · 2024-01-20
What If a Squad of Navy SEALS Time Travelled to The Revolutionary War
“take up arms against the colonists when Britain
promised them that totally for sure trust me bro,”
and perhaps unsurprisingly as many as 13,000
Native Americans were more than happy to … the crown would respect their own claims to
their land if they helped them win the war.
Play at 3:26
YouTubeDW Documentary116K views · 2024-07-20
Nicaragua - 45 years after the revolution, a return to dictatorship | DW Documentary
“to take up arms without knowing how to”
returned to Europe early others wanted … operate a weapon luckily such requests
Play at 40:36
YouTubeKings and Generals268K views · 2025-11-16
Second Crusade: Muslim World Strikes Back - Animated Medieval History
“to take up arms against the Slavic tribes on the
western Baltic also known as the Wends, who were”
Henry the Lion alongside Albrecht the Bear,
Lord of the Northern March rather preferred … still present in modern day Holstein, Mecklenburg
and parts of western Pomerania. The Wendish Slavs
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