choke down



choke something down

to eat something, even though it is hard to swallow or tastes bad. The cough medicine tasted terrible, but I managed to choke it down. She choked down four of those pills all at once.
See also: choke, down

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Zabel-Armenian
Javierahah-VYE-rahSpanish
Emem-Western African, Ibibio
Alojzia-Slovak
Gennadygye-NAH-dee, gee-NAH-deeRussian
Enisa-Bosnian