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Meaning of in the straw | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Confined to bed because of pregnancy.

archaic, idiomatic, slang

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

in the streets in the swim in the tank in the teeth of in the thick of it in the toilet

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