IN THE THROES

Meaning of IN THE THROES in English

in the middle of some work, caught up in a process

We're in the throes of repairing an old house. What a job!

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THROES — n. effects of struggle; violent pangs
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THROES — [ θrəʊz ] ■ plural noun intense or violent pain and struggle: he convulsed in his death ~. Phrases in …
Concise Oxford English vocab
THROES — throes BrE AmE θrəʊz AmE \ θroʊz (= throws)
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
THROES — / θrəʊz; NAmE θroʊz/ noun [ pl. ] violent pains, especially at the moment of death : The creature went …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THROES — throes /θrəʊz $ θroʊz/ BrE AmE noun [plural] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: thrag 'time' ] in the throes …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THROES — 1. If someone is experiencing something very unpleasant or emotionally painful, you can say that they are in the throes …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THROES — 1. If someone is experiencing something very unpleasant or emotionally painful, you can say that they are in the ~ …
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THROES — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES death throes ▪ The peace pact seems to be in its death throes . in …
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THROES — [plural] [noun] - in the throes of in the process of doing something which is difficult, unpleasant or painfulThe country …
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THROES
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THROES — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
THROES — noun Throes is used after these nouns: ↑ death
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THROES — • ↑ be in the throes of
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THROES — n. 25B6; plural noun the throes of childbirth : AGONY, pain, pangs, suffering, torture; poetic/literary travail. 25A0; in the throes …
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THROES — n. in the ~ (in the ~ of a severe economic crisis)
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
THROES — others
Anagrams English vocabulary
THROES — (мн.ч.)муки (мн.ч.) агония родовые муки (мн.ч.)
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THROES — Агония
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IN — in.ogg 1. ın n 1. 1> (the ins) pl парл. разг. политическая партия, находящаяся у власти см. тж. 2> обыкн. …
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IN — 1. ın n 1. 1> (the ins) pl парл. разг. политическая партия, находящаяся у власти см. тж. 2> обыкн. pl …
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THROES — n. родовые муки
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
THROES — n. родовые муки
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
THROES — (мн.ч.)муки (мн.ч.) агония родовые муки (мн.ч.)
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DEATH THROES — ˈdeath throes BrE AmE noun [plural] 1 . the final stages before something fails or ends: The peace pact seems …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEATH THROES — also death-throes 1. The death throes of something are its final stages, just before it fails completely or ends. ( …
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YOUR
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WITH
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WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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UP
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TAKE
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SET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together ) ▪ He …
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S
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OUT
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ON
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OFF
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NO
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MAKE
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IT
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HAVE
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GOOD
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GO
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GET
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FOR
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DOWN — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird swoops down (= it suddenly flies down ) ▪ The bird swoops …
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DO
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DEATH THROES — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ The regime seems to be in its death throes . EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ …
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BACK
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AT
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AND
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AN
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THROE — I. ˈthrō noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English throwe, alteration (influenced by throwen to suffer, from Old English thrōwian …
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WAY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a haphazard way/manner/fashion ▪ I continued my studies in a rather haphazard way. a …
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TIME
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RIGHT
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PUT
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PLACE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a ceremony takes place ▪ The ceremony took place on 13th June at 2:30. …
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OPEN — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a competition is open to sb (= used to say who can enter a …
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LIGHT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cigarette lighter (= something that produces a flame for lighting cigarettes ) ▪ …
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KEEP
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INCREASE
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GIVE
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DEATH
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COME
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