The phrase "a friendly arm" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a supportive or comforting gesture, often in a figurative sense, such as offering help or companionship.
Example: "After a long day, she appreciated the friendly arm of her best friend, who was always there to listen."
Alternatives: "a comforting hand" or "a supportive presence".
Mr. Bush saves her by walking up, putting a friendly arm around her shoulder and quietly offering some advice.
Raising your voice when excited, laughing passionately, even putting a friendly arm around your counterpart, are common behaviors in some cultures but may signal a lack of professionalism in others.
Raising your voice when excited, laughing passionately, even putting a friendly arm around your counterpart these are common behaviors in some cultures but may signal a lack of professionalism in others.
In some cultures it's common and entirely appropriate during negotiations to raise your voice when excited, laugh passionately, touch your counterpart on the arm, or even put a friendly arm around him.
Within 30 seconds of sitting down, a friendly arm is draped around your shoulder and a booming voice is reciting what seems like the longest list of specials ever assembled at one restaurant.
Watch what happened when entertainment reporter Genevieve Hassan challenged him to a friendly arm wrestle.
It was the third time this year that Mr. Ban had subjected Mr. Bashir to his brand of friendly arm twisting.
From the perspective of an adult (and recreational drug user), Reagan's message looks much worse: alarmist and damaging, a child-friendly arm of the continuing campaign to justify and perpetuate a "war on drugs" with racially and economically disproportional targets.
The friendly arm-twisting on the steps of City Hall is a ritual of the budget season, with advocates for causes large and small congregating each morning during the final week before the Council votes on the city budget.
We stopped in a gully for a sandwich and I dismounted using the well-known technique of collapsing into friendly arms.
The United States government and the American people we have come to know have welcomed us with open, friendly arms.
