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
Euthymia	-	Ancient Greek
Blevins	['blevinz]
Alexander	a-lig-ZAN-dər (English), ah-lek-SAHN-der (German), ah-lək-SAHN-dər (Dutch), AW-lek-sawn-der (Hungarian)	English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Hungarian, Slovak, Biblical, Ancient
Olimpia	aw-LEEM-pyah (Polish)	Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Polish, Hungarian
Felicita	-	Italian
Huld	-	Norse Mythology