Akimbo

(adj.) (used of arms and legs) bent outward with the joint away from the body; 'a tailor sitting with legs akimbo'; 'stood with arms akimbo' .

(adv.) with hands on hips and elbows extending outward; 'she stood there akimbo'.

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• Human Justice rushed before me in novel guise, a red, random beldame, with arms akimbo. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• Now, then, mister, said he, with his head cocked and his arms akimbo, what are you driving at? 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• Mrs. O'Dowd put herself with arms akimbo before the bedroom door. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.

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