english
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choke sth back
[ M ]
If you choke back feelings or tears, you force yourself not to show how angry or upset you are
• Choking back my anger, I tried to speak calmly.
• "John has had an accident, " she said, choking back the tears.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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verb ADV. almost, nearly VERB + CHOKE threaten to The panic rising in his throat threatened to choke him. | make sb The fumes from the burning tyres made her choke. PREP. on My son nearly choked on one of those sweets. PHRASES choke (sb) to death He choked to death when a fish bone got stuck in his throat.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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verb
can't breathe:
You may choke if you try to eat that.
verb
stopped:
He choked off debate by being stern.
Simple Definitions