lump in the throat Idiom

cut your own throat

hurt yourself, be your own worst enemy By overspending, you will cut your own throat.

down my throat

(See shove down my throat)

ram down your throat

(See shove down my throat)

ram (something) down someone's throat

force one to do or agree to something not wanted The lawyer rammed the settlement down our throats even though we were not happy with it.

shove down my throat

force me to accept it, force me to agree to that, eat that The preacher said that babies are sinners. He's not going to shove that down my throat.

jump down sb's throat

reply sharply and angrily to sth．sb．has said尖锐或粗暴地回答
He jumped down my throat at the mere mention of the subject．一提到这事，他就粗暴地回答我。
Even if I'm wrong，you needn't jump down my throat like that．即使我错了，你也用不着这样粗暴地对待我。

stick in sb's throat

1．be hard to accept难以接受
Having to pay out￡50 for such a small thing really sticks in my throat．为这个小东西要付50英镑的钱太让我难以接受了。
It's his treatment of his aged mother that really sticks in my throat．他对待自己年迈母亲的那种做法实在使我很反感。
2．be hard to say难以启齿
Jane wanted to ask the teacher's pardon，but the words stuck in her throat．简想请求老师原谅，却又难以说出口。

shove down one's throat

Idiom(s): shove sb or sth down sb's throat AND ram sb or sth down sb's throat; force sb
or sth down sb's throat

Theme: PERSISTENCE

to force someone or something on someone. (Slang and a little rude.)
• I don't want any more insurance, and I don't want anyone to shove any insurance down my throat.
• Mary isn't invited to my party, and I don't wish for anyone to ram her down my throat!
• Someone is always trying to force some stupid propaganda down my throat.

have one's words stick in one's throat

Idiom(s): have one's words stick in one's throat

Theme: EMOTION

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.

get a lump in one's throat

Idiom(s): get a lump in one's throat

Theme: CRYING

to have the feeling of something in one's throat—as if one were going to cry.
• Whenever they play the national anthem, I get a lump in my throat.
• I have a lump in my throat because I'm frightened.