"at each other's throats" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-at each other's throats.ogg [Australia]
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  1. (idiomatic) In mutual conflict. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: at one another's throats Related terms: at daggers drawn, jump down someone's throat Translations (in mutual conflict): à couteaux tirés (French), pōngurunguru (Maori), estar de uñas [colloquial] (Spanish), tirarse los trastos a la cabeza [colloquial] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-at_each_other's_throats-en-prep_phrase-T4U4jDSI

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