I gather an armful of roses.
When work was thin, there was nothing better than going off to court with an armful of briefs for undefended divorces.
He said that this had often been done before and that he had armfuls of precedents, but he did not quote one.
A lady came to my surgery with an armful of papers, maps and sketches.
They also buy video recorders, tape recorders, televisions by the armful, cars and all sorts of other things.
They derive great pleasure from bringing back an armful of spoils which have been heavily marked down from a fictitious price, probably, to the proper price.
Tilden then enters the scene with an armful of corn which he claims grew in the field outside.
That's very nearly an armful!
