akimbo in the PONS Dictionary

akimbo Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

(with) arms akimbo
с ръце на хълбоците

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The character walks with his arms akimbo because he is angry and upset.
news.nationalpost.com
Akimbo has had eleven guitarists over the course of its existence.
en.wikipedia.org
The etching shows two women, naked with distended bodies and wizened faces, who are flying a broom with legs akimbo.
www.independent.co.uk
She surveys the showroom, still cluttered with shoes all akimbo everywhere and more than a few women who want to buy.
www.huffingtonpost.com
There was also a half-upholstered sofa akimbo on the first floor, oddly free of any visible fire or smoke damage.
www.ctpost.com
He had their legs tied open akimbo so you had no choice but to look.
www.nydailynews.com
Her eyes flash, her voice is loud and haranguing, she stands arms akimbo, in your face, full body thrust, challenging.
www.dailymail.co.uk
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.
www.thetelegram.com
Each twerk was spirited but polite, sequences were stuck with arms akimbo.
www.nzherald.co.nz
Said entrance is indeed grand when she turns her ankle and bounces down the steps with legs widely akimbo.
en.wikipedia.org

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