in the straw

介词短语

英文释义

介词短语
  1. Confined to bed because of pregnancy. archaic,idiomatic,slang
    — Excuse the blots and scrawl of this letter. I am writing in an astonishing hurry and my secretary is so much engaged in copying public, that he has no time to devote to private letters—and my female secretary is at present in the straw with a young gentleman who sends his compliments to you.
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