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
Alister	-	Scottish
Morris	MAWR-is (English)	English, Medieval English
Toni (1)	TO-nee (Finnish)	Finnish, Croatian
Erykah	ER-i-kə	English (Modern)
Wilburn	WIL-bərn	English
Ferdinando	-	Italian