be in the throes of

To suffer from or struggle with something. I'm sorry I never called you back, I've been in the throes of illness for days. After being in the throes of decline for months, the economy is finally starting to recover.

be in the throes of something/doing something

to be experiencing a very difficult or unpleasant period The country is presently in the throes of the worst recession since the second world war. We're in the throes of moving house at the moment.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hoshea	-	Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Andromache	[æn'dra:məki]
Nitzan	-	Hebrew
Chiyoko	chee-yo-ko	Japanese
Thamar	-	Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Octavianus	-	Ancient Roman