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
Arif	-	Arabic, Indonesian, Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali
VirÁG	-	Hungarian
Erling	ER-ling	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Fairchild	['fɛətʃaild]
Lauretta	-	Italian
Elisabeth	[i'lizəbəθ]