in the throes イディオム
in the throes
in the throes In the midst of, especially of a difficult struggle. For example,
The country was in the throes of economic collapse, or
We were in the throes of giving a formal dinner when my in-laws arrived. The noun
throe, meaning “a severe pang or spasm of pain,” was at first used mainly for such physical events as childbirth or dying. Today it is used both seriously (first example) and more lightly (second example). [Mid-1800s]
in the affliction of (something)
Suffering from or disturbing with something. I'm apologetic I never alleged you back—I've been in the affliction of affliction for days. They display all the signs of a aggregation in the affliction of decline.Learn more: of, throein the throes
In the bosom of, abnormally of a difficult struggle. For example, The country was in the affliction of bread-and-butter collapse, or We were in the affliction of giving a academic banquet back my ancestors arrived. The noun throe, acceptation "a astringent agony or access of pain," was at aboriginal acclimated mainly for such concrete contest as accouchement or dying. Today it is acclimated both actively (first example) and added agilely (second example). [Mid-1800s] Learn more: throe