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take up arms

Translations

взяться за оружие

The villagers were forced to take up arms to defend their homes.

Жители деревни были вынуждены взяться за оружие, чтобы защитить свои дома.

Definitions

To prepare for or engage in armed conflict or warfare; to take weapons in order to fight, often for a cause or in defense.