Emotions & feelings
a lump in your throat
a tight throat feeling when emotional
If you have a lump in your throat, your throat feels tight because you are very emotional or close to crying.
Hear it in real life
Did you enjoy the ceremony?
Yes, but I had a lump in my throat when they played that song.
Her goodbye speech gave me a lump in my throat.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I had a lump on my throat.
Say: I had a lump in my throat.
Use the preposition "in," not "on," for this emotional feeling.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
have a lump in your throat; give someone a lump in their throat
Your turn: say it out loud
Her goodbye speech gave me a lump in my throat.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
a lump in your throat
a tight throat feeling when emotional
“Her goodbye speech gave me a lump in my throat.”
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