bring a lump to throat



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, throat

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Philibert-French
ŽIva-Slavic Mythology, Slovene
Fredo-Italian (Rare)
Adaminaa-də-MEE-nəEnglish (Rare)
Shizukashee-zoo-kahJapanese
DennisDEN-is (English), DE-nis (German), DEN-nis (Dutch)English, German, Dutch