a frog in throat



*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, throat

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Golzar-Persian
Guglielmogool-LYEL-moItalian
Miloslava-Czech, Medieval Slavic
Ozazias-Biblical Greek
Geirr-Ancient Scandinavian
Gulnar-Kazakh, Azerbaijani