in the thick of

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in the thick of

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  1. idiomatic In the middle of (something difficult). In the thick of the railway controversies of his day, Francis naturally had his prejudices. It seems that he cordially disliked the aristocracy in general.

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@misc{in_the_thick_of_2026,
  title = {in the thick of},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/in%20the%20thick%20of},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}