Idioms

gulp back

gulp back

To try to stop oneself from crying. A noun or pronoun can be used between "gulp" and "back." I didn't want to have to tell my parents what was going on, so I tried to gulp my tears back. Boy, that funeral was tough. After about five minutes, I couldn't gulp back my tears anymore. I was mortified at the thought of crying in the professor's office, so I gulped back my sobs as she tore my paper apart.

See also: back, gulp

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2024 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

gulp something back

Fig. to force or hold back tears, sobs, etc. He gulped his sobs back and clutched at his wound. He gulped back his sobs.

See also: back, gulp

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

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