get a lump in (one's) throat

To have difficulty speaking as a result of feeling that one is about to cry due to an intense emotional response to something. Though I was excited for my daughter to start her college experience, I still got a lump in my throat saying goodbye to her at the airport.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
'Ammar	-	Arabic
Moab	MO-ab (English)	Biblical
Shafiq	-	Arabic
Oluwayemisi	-	Western African, Yoruba
Heraclius	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Olivier	o-lee-VYE (French), O-lee-veer (Dutch)	French, Dutch