in the throes of
Struggling through currently
In the throes of describes being in the middle of a difficult, intense, or turbulent experience.
Throes originally referred to the violent pangs of childbirth or death, and the phrase retains that sense of being gripped by something powerful and often painful.
We met when I was in the throes of a divorce.
The company was in the throes of reorganization.
The expression emphasizes that the struggle is ongoing and consuming, not yet resolved.
- convulsionSudden involuntary muscle contractions
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- flailingUncontrolled limb movement
- ecstasyOverwhelming intense delight
metamorphosis · battle · spasms · despair · grief · conflict · inner conflict · crisis · gasping · upheaval · transformation · grappling · yearning · hardship · ordeal · labor · overhaul · heaving
in the throes ofat peace with
Accepting without struggle
over · past · on the other side of · out of · finished with
in the throes ofobserving
Perceiving attentively
outside of · reflecting on · contemplating · witnessing · surveying