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have words stick in throat
have one's words stick in one's throat
Fig. to be so overcome by emotion that one can hardly speak. I sometimes have my words stick in my throat. John said that he never had his words stick in his throat.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Torhild | | - | Norwegian |
Pyrrhus | | PIR-əs (English) | Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized) |
Colleen | | kah-LEEN | English |
Niraj | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Nepali |
Klasina | | klah-SEE-nah | Dutch |
Tex | | TEKS | English |