Idiom
bring a lump to someone's throat
Meaning
To engender a strong emotional reaction.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The sad movie brought a lump to my throat.”
“Hearing the old man talk about his late wife brought a lump to everyone's throat.”
“The soldier's unexpected return home brought a lump to his mother's throat as she watched him walk through the door.”
Examples
simple
“The sad movie brought a lump to my throat.”
contextual
“Hearing the old man talk about his late wife brought a lump to everyone's throat.”
complex
“The soldier's unexpected return home brought a lump to his mother's throat as she watched him walk through the door.”
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