Name: English Tutor Nick P Prepositional Phrase (11) At Each Other's Throats
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Hi this is Tutor Nick P and this is Prepositional Phrase number 11. Okay.  The prepositional phrase today is at each other's throats. Okay. Let's take a

look at the note here. If two people or groups are at each other's throats,

Adverbs of degree

they are often arguing with each other in a very noticeable and angry way. So

you can ... they usually probably very loud.  Okay Let's continue. The phrase alludes

to the idea of two people being so angry at each other,  he or she wants to

strangle...  you know the other one. Or strangle each other. It could also be

suggestive of the way some animals attack their prey , such as wolves who

will often go right for the neck. So we say they're at each other's throats.

All right and we have our three examples here to cover this. That couple is having

serious marital problems. You can often hear them at each other's throats. They

argue constantly. Okay. Good. Number two.  Those two co-workers have a real

personality clash. Yeah. If we say personality clash,  these are people where

their personalities are completely opposite or completely different. If they

spend time long enough in a room,  in a room,  they'll probably end up arguing

about something and we say those sort of people have a personality clash. They are

always at each other's throats. Good. And number three.  Jenny and her neighbor are

always at each other's throats. Ever since they had an argument about the

property line. You know maybe if they don't have fences up you know,  maybe one

of them thought ... the other person is putting things on their property. And

they're arguing about where exactly where the line should be. And

probably ever since that time,  they argue about any trivial matter. That maybe

started  it off. That's what caused the bad feelings and now they,  they lose their

temperature ... temper easily. So they're often at each other's throats.

Okay. Anyway,  I hope you got it . I hope it is clear. Thank you for your time.