stick\ in\ one's\ throat

stick\ in\ one's\ throat
v. phr.
To be something you do not want to say; be hard to say.

Jean wanted to ask the teacher's pardon, but the words stuck in her throat.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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  • stick in one's throat — {v. phr.} To be something you do not want to say; be hard to say. * /Jean wanted to ask the teacher s pardon, but the words stuck in her throat./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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