Idiom
frog in one's throat
Meaning
Hoarseness or the need to cough.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Excuse me, I have a frog in my throat.”
“She cleared her throat because she had a frog in it before starting her speech.”
“The speaker paused to take a sip of water, hoping to clear the persistent frog in his throat before continuing his address.”
Examples
simple
“Excuse me, I have a frog in my throat.”
contextual
“She cleared her throat because she had a frog in it before starting her speech.”
complex
“The speaker paused to take a sip of water, hoping to clear the persistent frog in his throat before continuing his address.”
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