have words stick in throat

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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ianthe	-	Greek Mythology
Ludo	-	Dutch
Titos	-	Biblical Greek
Adegoke	-	Western African, Yoruba
Hieronymos	-	Ancient Greek
Alisa	ah-LEE-sah (Russian), AH-lee-sah (Finnish)	Russian, Finnish