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Definition stick in your throat in British English

stick in your throat phrase

phrase
1

a fact or situation that sticks in your throat is very annoying and difficult to accept

Example

The thing that sticks in my throat is the way they told us the news!

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2

if words stick in your throat, you cannot say them because of the strong emotion that you are feeling

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Definition stick in your throat in British English