frog in one's throat

Hoarseness or phlegm in the throat, as in Can you understand me? I've got a frog in my throat. This expression probably owes its origin to the froglike croaks produced by a person with a sore throat. [c. 1900]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Belinha	-	Portuguese
Sadie	['seidi]
Damjan	-	Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Leandro	le-AHN-dro (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Biagio	-	Italian
Filbert	-	Eastern African