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*a frog in one's throat

Fig. a feeling of hoarseness or a lump in one's throat. (Often regarded as a sign of fear. *Typically: get ~; have ~.) I feel like I'm getting a frog in my throat when I have to speak in public. She says she gets a frog in her throat when she is nervous.

See also: frog

*lump in one's throat

the feeling of something in one's throat -- as if one were going to cry. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give one ~.) Whenever they play the national anthem, I get a lump in my throat. I have a lump in my throat because I'm frightened.

See also: lump

cut one's (own) throat

Fig. [for someone] to bring about one's (own) failure. If I were to run for office, I'd just be cutting my throat. Judges who take bribes are cutting their own throats.

See also: cut

die of throat trouble

Sl. to be hanged. (Old.) He died of throat trouble after the posse caught up with him. The cattle rustler died of throat trouble.

See also: die, trouble

have one's words stick in one's throat

Fig. to be so overcome by emotion that one can hardly speak. I sometimes have my words stick in my throat. John said that he never had his words stick in his throat.

See also: have, stick, word

jump all over someone and jump down someone's throat; jump on someone

Fig. to scold someone severely. If I don't get home on time, my parents will jump all over me. Don't jump on me! I didn't do it! Please don't jump all over John. He wasn't the one who broke the window. Why are you jumping down my throat? I wasn't even in the house when it happened.

See also: jump

shove someone or something down someone's throat and ram someone or something down someone's throat; force someone or something down someone's throat 

1. Lit. to force someone to swallow something. The harsh nurse forced the medicine down the patient's throat. The zookeepers rammed the food down the python's throat.

2. Fig. to force someone to accept something. Don't try to force that car down my throat! I don't want it! You can't force that nonsense down my throat! I don't want any more insurance, and I don't want anyone to shove any insurance down my throat. Mary isn't invited to my party, and I don't wish for anyone to ram her down my throat!

See also: shove

stuff something down someone's throat

Fig. to force someone to hear, learn, endure, etc., some kind of information. I don't like the nonsense they are stuffing down our throats. Please don't try to stuff those lies down our throats.

See also: stuff

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be at each other's throats

if two people are at each other's throats, they are arguing angrily When we lived together, we were always at each other's throats.

See also: each

bring a lump to your throat

if something someone says or does brings a lump to your throat, it makes you feel such strong emotions that you want to cry I thought it was a very moving speech. It almost brought a lump to my throat.

See also: bring, lump

cut your own throat

to do something because you are angry, even if it will cause trouble for you If she won't take the job out of pride, she's cutting her own throat.

See also: cut

have a frog in your throat  (informal)

to be unable to speak clearly until you give a slight cough Excuse me, I've got a bit of a frog in my throat.

See also: frog, have

jump down somebody's throat

to react angrily to something that someone says or does She's been very irritable recently, jumping down my throat every time I open my mouth.

See also: jump

ram something down somebody's throat  (informal)

if someone rams their opinions or ideas down your throat, they force you to listen to them and try to make you accept them And although he's got very strong views on such subjects, he doesn't try to ram them down your throat. He's a committed Christian but he doesn't ram it down your throat.

See also: ram

stick in your gullet/throat  (informal)

if a situation or someone's behaviour sticks in your gullet, it annoys you, usually because you think it is wrong What really sticks in my gullet is the way he treats the women in the office.

See also: stick

take something by the throat

to make a determined attempt to deal with something The Rockets took this game by the throat in the first quarter and never let go till the final minutes.

See stick in gullet, jump down throat, ram down throat

See also: take

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a lump in your throat

a strong feeling of emotion that makes speaking difficult He still couldn't watch the video without getting a lump in his throat, and he wasn't the only one.

See also: lump

at each other's throats

in angry disagreement The neighbors are at each other's throats over who should repair the fence.

See also: each

clear your throat

to give a small cough She cleared her throat before she began to speak. I wanted to say something, so I cleared my throat to get everyone's attention.

See also: clear

grab you by the throat

to completely hold your attention or emotions Jealousy grabbed him by the throat and destroyed his marriage.

Usage notes: also used in the forms take you by the throat or hold you by the throat: This is an adventure that takes you by the throat and doesn't let you go until the end of the film.

See also: grab

jump all over somebody also jump on somebody

to criticize someone severely I know that some lawyers will jump all over me for agreeing with the prosecutors.

See also: jump