Idioms Exercises – Part 30

.Read the following examples and try to guess the meaning of the idioms

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.There’s trouble boiling up in the Middle East

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.Locals are up in arms about building another chemical factory in their neighborhood

:Answers

Boiling up: If a bad emotion boils up, it becomes very strong and difficult to control

Up in arms: protesting vigorously about something