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
Ralph	RALF (English), RAYF (English), RAHLF (German)	English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German
Kata	KAH-tah (Finnish)	Hungarian, Finnish, Croatian
Maxine	mak-SEEN	English
Kassidy	KAS-i-dee	English (Modern)
Severo	se-VE-ro	Italian, Spanish
Toshe	TO-she	Macedonian