OXFORD 9000
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in the throes of

Meanings (ES + gloss)
en pleno • inmerso en • sumido en
Heavily occupied, or busily involved in an important activity.
By 1922, when The Railway Magazine attained its Silver Jubilee, the railways were in the throes of grouping, the Act for which had been passed the previous year, and which came ful…
We won't be able to meet next week as we will be in the throes of moving offices. Perhaps the week after will be better.
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