have a frog in throat

have a frog in throat
have a frog in (your) throat informal to be unable to speak clearly until you give a slight cough.

Excuse me, I've got a bit of a frog in my throat.


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  • have a frog in your throat — phrase to be unable to speak clearly for a short time because your throat is dry or blocked Thesaurus: to have or develop an illness or symptomsynonym Main entry: frog * * * have, etc. a ˈfrog in your throat idiom to lose your voice or be unable… …   Useful english dictionary

  • have a frog in your throat — have a frog in (your) throat informal to be unable to speak clearly until you give a slight cough. Excuse me, I ve got a bit of a frog in my throat …   New idioms dictionary

  • have a frog in one's throat — ► have a frog in one s throat informal lose one s voice or find it hard to speak because of hoarseness. Main Entry: ↑frog …   English terms dictionary

  • have a frog in one's throat — verb To feel the need to cough; to have a tickle in ones throat; to have a scratchy or uneven voice. I just woke up and I have a frog in my throat. Give me a minute …   Wiktionary

  • have a frog in one's throat — informal lose one s voice or find it hard to speak because of hoarseness. → frog …   English new terms dictionary

  • have a frog in your throat — to be unable to speak clearly for a short time because your throat is dry or blocked …   English dictionary

  • have a frog in one's throat — informal lose one s voice or find it hard to speak because of hoarseness …   Useful english dictionary

  • frog — Ⅰ. frog [1] ► NOUN 1) a tailless amphibian with a short squat body and very long hind legs for leaping. 2) (Frog) informal, derogatory a French person. ● have a frog in one s throat Cf. ↑have a frog in one s throat …   English terms dictionary

  • frog in my throat — If you have a frog in your throat, you can t speak or you are losing your voice because you have a problem with your throat …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • throat — W3S3 [θrəut US θrout] n ↑artery, ↑brain, ↑fatty, ↑tissue, ↑heart, ↑kidney, ↑intestine, ↑intestine2, ↑small, ↑large, ↑liver, ↑ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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