At each other’s throats 唇枪舌战地争吵

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        今日短语
        并不是所有的时候大家都能够和平相处，难免有争执的情况发生。当这些争吵变得非常激烈，双方说话尖锐，态度也很强硬的时候，我们就可以用 at each other’s throats “卡住对方的脖子”来形容他们激烈争吵，对峙、互不相让的状态。
        例句
        I thought they were happily married but now it seems they are always at each other’s throats.
        I didn’t always get on with my sister. When we were children we were always at each other’s throats.
        The neighbours were at each other’s throats after one of them built a huge fence between their properties.
        请注意
        我们可以用 have a lump in your throat “喉咙里有一块东西”来形容因为心情激动，尤其指由于悲伤引起的哽咽欲泣的感觉。
        例句
        It always brings a lump to my throat when I look at photos of my children when they were babies.
        The smell of that perfume always brings a lump to my throat. It was my mum’s favourite before she passed away.
       

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