stuck in someone's throat
Can't spit out
Something stuck in someone's throat is difficult to say because of strong emotion or reluctance.
The phrase evokes the physical sensation of a lump in the throat that blocks speech: The apology stuck in her throat.
When words stick in your throat, you want to speak but can't bring yourself to—whether from grief, pride, or moral objection.
- speechlessnessInability to speak
- chokingBlocked airway condition
- gaggingReflex throat constriction
- self-censorshipRestraining one's own expression
- tongue-tiedUnable to express oneself
at a loss for words · blockage · hesitation · obstruction · gag reflex · Heimlich maneuver · anxiety · fight or flight · emotional · holding back tears · choked up · swallowing · foreign object · unspoken · hard to swallow
stuck in someone's throatblurted out
Uttered impulsively
rolling off the tongue · expressed · voiced · articulated · pouring out
stuck in someone's throatpoured out
Released liquid continuously
released · gotten off one's chest · let out · unburdened · let go
sticks, sticking, sticker, stickers, stickiness, unstuck, someone, throat, throats