thick of things en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) A central or major role in a situation; a position in which one is surrounded by or very involved in complex, changing events.
During the coup he also kept his distance from the thick of things.
2004 December 15, “VP Race Is On”, in Fiji Times, Australia:Second base is a pleasurable post for the reason that the man covering it is in the thick of things at all times.
1935 July 3, Charley Gehringer, “Second Base is Toughest Position to Play”, in Pittsburgh Press, page 13:Christ calls for large ideas, bold enterprise, heavy undertakings, brave adventure, and heroic plunging into the thick of things.
1888, Joseph Augustus Seiss, Lectures on the Gospels, vol. 2, Lutheran Bookstore (Philadelphia), p. 767
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| the thick of things | canonical | lexicographic |
Relateds
in the swim · in the thick of it
Translations (2)
ru гуща событий (Translations) · ru эпицентр (Translations)