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Arm in arm vs Hand in hand

arm in armwith one’s arm under or around another person’s arm:

  • Sally and Joan were laughing as they walked arm in arm down the street.

hand in hand

1. holding hands:

  • Molly and her stepmother wandered about in the gardens hand in hand, like two babes in the wood.

2. in close association:

  • It provides a unique mix of a professionally educated workforce working hand-in-hand with volunteers.