Emotions & feelings
have a lump in your throat
feel close to crying
To feel extremely emotional and as if you may start crying.
Hear it in real life
How did you feel during the final song?
I had a lump in my throat; it was so moving.
I had a lump in my throat when my parents said goodbye at the airport.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I had a lump on my throat.
Say: I had a lump in my throat.
The fixed expression uses "in," not "on," before "your throat."
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
have a lump in your throat; get a lump in your throat
Your turn: say it out loud
I had a lump in my throat when my parents said goodbye at the airport.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
have a lump in your throat
feel close to crying
“I had a lump in my throat when my parents said goodbye at the airport.”
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