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thrash about ['θræʃə'baut]stresses
gen. метаться (из сторны в сторону, в постели и т.п.: The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed. • He thrashed about all night, unable to sleep. • The fish thrashed around on the dock. • Without more detail, we are thrashing about in the dark.); делать резкие движения; трепыхать; трепыхаться; бить руками по воде (о тонущем пловце: At some point during their relaxing swim, Johnson purportedly suddenly had difficulty swimming and began thrashing about in a panic in the water, as if something was intentionally and inexorably pulling her down. Lamble looked on in horror as her friend clutched at the water and gasped for air, and Johnson apparently once managed to break free from whatever was yanking on her leg, which would later be described as a scaly, clawed hand, only to be pulled down yet again as she desperately screamed for help. mysteriousuniverse.org ART Vancouver)
amer. рыпаться (Maggie)
fig. биться
inf. бултыхаться
Makarov. метаться
thrash about: 12 phrases in 3 subjects
General7
Informal1
Makarov4