grab life by the throat

Meanings

verbgrab life by the throat (third-person singular simple present grabs life by the throat, present participle grabbing life by the throat, simple past and past participle grabbed life by the throat)

present singular third person grabs life by the throat · participle present grabbing life by the throat · participle past grabbed life by the throat · past grabbed life by the throat

    Cite this entry
    APA

    grab life by the throat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grab%20life%20by%20the%20throat

    MLA

    “grab life by the throat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grab%20life%20by%20the%20throat. Accessed November 5, 2026.

    Chicago

    WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grab life by the throat,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grab%20life%20by%20the%20throat.

    Source: grab life by the throat on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.