throes of passion
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- "I never allow myself to be in the throes of passion unless she's incapacitated and I'm wearing a rubber."
It should be spontaneous and you should just be in the throes of passion and nothing is stopping you.
- It should be spontaneous and you should just be in the throes of passion and nothing is stopping you.
- Also, don't turn a lady down in the throes of passion.
Examples
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In less than a quarter of an hour, I was deeply in the throes of passion.
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They were lost in the throes of passion, completely oblivious to the world around them.
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Yeah, but we were, like, in the throes of passion then, and...
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In the throes of passion, who gives the most?
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I can barely speak during the throes of passion.
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I don't think it's fair to take something I said in the throes of passion and rub my face in it.
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It should be spontaneous and you should just be in the throes of passion and nothing is stopping you.
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Listen, sweetheart, you shouldn't listen to what a woman says when she's in the throes of passion.
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It haunts Ambrose when he is in the throes of passion and he feels alienated from himself.
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(Male otters are very aggressive and have been known to inflict fatal wounds or drown their mates in the throes of passion.)
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Synonyms
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A very strong sexual desire or attraction to someone
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A strong, excited belief in a cause or idea
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A strong short feeling of attraction that is not true love
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A time when people feel very strong excitement together
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A strong feeling of love and excitement for someone or something
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A sudden strong feeling that is hard to control
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A very strong, excited feeling that makes people act
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A strong, deep feeling that makes someone excited or eager
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A short time when people feel strong emotion and say or do things without thinking
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A strong feeling of joy and energy that makes you unable to sit still
A strong feeling of sexual desire and attraction for another person
A very strong desire you cannot stop or control
A strong, stormy feeling that causes sudden emotional change
A sudden very strong feeling that you cannot control
A very strong feeling of great interest and excitement for something
A strong feeling of passion or a sense of burning heat in writing
A strong feeling of love or great liking for people and things such as art and music
A very strong feeling of admiration and excitement that inspires wonder
Strong feelings that make someone act with great energy and care
A strong inner feeling that makes someone want to do something
A strong feeling of love or interest that grows slowly
Antonyms
How Passionate
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- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built: 'throe' denotes an intense spasm/agonizing episode and 'passion' denotes intense desire, so 'throes of passion' straightforwardly means intense, overwhelming episodes of passion. The 'throes of X' pattern is a regular, cross-linguistic construction, so a learner who knows both constituents can predict the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Throes of passion comes from an older use of throes to mean violent physical struggles or sudden strong movements. Picture someone being physically shaken by desire—the image of being caught in those throes of passion is why the phrase means 'intense, overwhelming love or desire'.