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Phrase(s): *a frog in one’s throat
Fig. a feeling of hoarseness or a lump in one’s throat. (Often regarded as a sign of fear. *Typically: get ~; have ~.) • I feel like I’m getting a frog in my throat when I have to speak in public. • She says she gets a frog in her throat when she is nervous.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs