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Phrase(s): *a lump in one’s throat
the feeling of something in one’s throat—as if one were going to cry. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give one ~.) • Whenever they play the national anthem, I get a lump in my throat. • I have a lump in my throat because I’m frightened.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs