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Difference between Open-armed and Open-handed

open-armedready to receive people with enthusiasm:

  • There they are, all waiting open-armed for tourists to arrive. When I traveled in April, the hotels were brim-full.

open-handedtreating people in a generous, liberal way:

  • Being an open-handed woman, Kathleen offered to read my manuscript (which was still in the typewritten stage).