At Each Other’s Throats

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🗓️ Idiom: At Each Other’s Throats (adj)

💬 Meaning

Arguing or fighting in a very intense or aggressive way.
Being in constant conflict, often with little patience left.

🧠 Example Sentences

The two managers were at each other’s throats all morning over how to handle the customer complaints.
The support team and sales team were at each other’s throats after a mix-up caused delays for a major client.
She and her colleague were at each other’s throats during the meeting because they disagreed on how to resolve the conflict.

🏛️ Origin

This expression comes from the image of two animals or people attacking each other by going for the throat. It now describes people who argue fiercely or seem ready to explode during a conflict.

📝 Practice Exercises

1. Fill in the blank:
The two department heads were __________ after the report showed mistakes on both sides.

Answer

at each other’s throats

2. Choose the correct answer:
If two colleagues are “at each other’s throats,” they are:
a) Working well together
b) In a calm discussion
c) Fighting or arguing intensely

Answer

c) Fighting or arguing intensely

3. Change the sentence using “at each other’s throats”:
“The team members argued non-stop about who caused the conflict.”

Answer

The team members were at each other’s throats about who caused the conflict.

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At Each Other’s Throats

🗓️ Idiom: At Each Other’s Throats (adj)

💬 Meaning

🧠 Example Sentences

🏛️ Origin

📝 Practice Exercises

ℹ️ Other Useful Pages

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