at each other's throats

/at ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðəz θɹˈəʊts/

/æt ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚz θɹˈoʊts/

[phrase]

[PHRASE]

used when two or more people, groups, or organizations fight or disagree with one another

Examples

1. Or is it a jumble of different, competing groups, constantly at each other’s throats, struggling for control?

2. They run their experiments on the following basic plan: put a crew together, monitor their sleep, metabolism, and psychological state, and see what they can learn about keeping a crew healthy, productive, and not at each other’s throats.

3. But it really wasn’t all that normal, with Dahmer later telling investigators that while his parents were educated and the family had money, they were hardly ever not at each other’s throats.

4. He and Ross are kind of at each other’s throats for ever.