at each other’s throats
/ət ˌiːtʃ ˌʌðəz ˈθrəʊts/INFORMAL · C1
SA FILIPINOMALAPIT NA KATUMBAS
parang aso't pusa
Literal na kahulugan: «nasa lalamunan ng isa't isa»
Kahulugan
arguing angrily all the time
Palaging nag-aaway nang may galit.
Mga halimbawa
- 1The twins are at each other’s throats over who gets the bigger bedroom.
- 2The two chefs were at each other’s throats all evening, and the food came out late.
- 3Since their parents sold the shop, the brothers have been at each other’s throats and only speak through lawyers.
- 4Our neighbours are always at each other’s throats; we can hear them shouting through the wall.
- 5Were the two team leaders at each other’s throats during the meeting, or did they stay polite?
Grammar
Karaniwang ginagamit pagkatapos ng be, na may plural na subject. Nananatiling plural ang throats, at ginagamit din ang at one another’s throats.
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