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under one's arm

under one's arm prepositional phrase: between one's arm and torso.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Between one's arm and torso.
    • He held the dossier under his arm.

Questions about under one's arm

What does under one's arm mean?
Under one's arm means between one's arm and torso.
What part of speech is under one's arm?
Under one's arm is a prepositional phrase.

Words near under one's arm in the dictionary

  1. under lock and key
  2. under no circumstance
  3. under no circumstances
  4. under oath
  5. under one roof
  6. under one's arm
  7. under one's belt
  8. under one's breath
  9. under one's feet
  10. under one's hand
  11. under one's hat

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