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Definition

Confined to bed because of pregnancy.

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In Context

  • "Excuse the blots and scrawl of this letter. I am writing in an astonishing hurry and my secretary is so much engaged in copying public, that he has no time to devote to private letters—and my female secretary is at present in the straw with a young gentleman who sends his compliments to you."
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Related Idioms

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in the wake of

Following.

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in the red

Having net losses; in debt.

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in the buff

Nude.

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in the nick of time

At the last possible moment; at the last minute.

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in Dutch

In trouble or in disfavor.

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in two shakes of a lamb's tail

Synonym of in two shakes.
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