a frog in (one's) throat

The feeling that something is caught or stuck in one's throat. Could refer to actual hoarseness or the inability to speak due to fear. This cold has left me with such a frog in my throat that I can barely talk! A: "Elise couldn't say a word in the meeting and looked completely terrified." B: "Man, she must have had a frog in her throat."

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Chipo	-	Southern African, Shona
WilmǢR	-	Anglo-Saxon
Alfr	-	Norse Mythology
Qasim	KAH:-sim (Arabic)	Arabic, Urdu
Iair	-	Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Clifford	KLIF-ərd	English