in the throes of reorganisation

English translation: in the difficult process of reorganisation

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English term or phrase:in the throes of reorganisation
Selected answer:in the difficult process of reorganisation
Entered by: Alexandre Reis

12:12 Dec 2, 2015
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Military / Defense
English term or phrase: in the throes of reorganisation
The Prussian army was in the throes of reorganisation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Waterloo
Alexandre Reis
Brazil
Local time: 08:49
in the difficult process of reorganisation
Explanation:
or, '(they were) reorganising themselves with difficulty', 'they were having difficulty reorganising themselves', but these are a bit forced.

def. in Oxford D.: "In the middle of doing or dealing with something very difficult or painful"
The Free D.: "throes: A condition of extreme difficulty or trouble: a country in the throes of economic collapse" and "in the throes of: struggling with great effort with"

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Note added at 19 mins (2015-12-02 12:32:14 GMT)
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http://www.thefreedictionary.com/throes
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Peter Simon
Netherlands
Local time: 12:49
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in the difficult process of reorganisation


Explanation:
or, '(they were) reorganising themselves with difficulty', 'they were having difficulty reorganising themselves', but these are a bit forced.

def. in Oxford D.: "In the middle of doing or dealing with something very difficult or painful"
The Free D.: "throes: A condition of extreme difficulty or trouble: a country in the throes of economic collapse" and "in the throes of: struggling with great effort with"

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Note added at 19 mins (2015-12-02 12:32:14 GMT)
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http://www.thefreedictionary.com/throes

Example sentence(s):
  • I hear that our great Republic is in the throes of what is being called the Great Depression.

    Reference: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/throes
Peter Simon
Netherlands
Local time: 12:49
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian

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