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akim·bo [əˈkɪmbəʊ, Am -boʊ] ADJ inv, attr

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

[with] arms akimbo
die Arme in die Hüften [o. Seite] gestemmt

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She surveys the showroom, still cluttered with shoes all akimbo everywhere and more than a few women who want to buy.
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I flail at them helplessly; they stare impassively, legs, arms akimbo.
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The character walks with his arms akimbo because he is angry and upset.
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Each twerk was spirited but polite, sequences were stuck with arms akimbo.
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It's not hard to find: four oversized male torsos, their ties akimbo in the wind, are dotted around his front garden.
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Her eyes flash, her voice is loud and haranguing, she stands arms akimbo, in your face, full body thrust, challenging.
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The eagle at eight produced an eternal champagne moment, the full, arms akimbo salute in the middle of the fairway.
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Even something as untamed and elemental as water can be flung akimbo by rolling shutters, as seen in the video below.
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There was also a half-upholstered sofa akimbo on the first floor, oddly free of any visible fire or smoke damage.
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The instructions in this section of his speech tutorial are clearly directed to law-abiding persons, not persons propped up against a van, legs akimbo.
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