bring a lump to your throat
Definition
C2 to give you a tight feeling in your throat because you want to cry: It was quite a moving speech - it almost brought a lump to my throat.Sadness and regret
(Definition of bring a lump to your throat from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (that) Monday morning feeling idiom
- a heavy heart idiom
- be/weigh on your conscience idiom
- bitter adjective (ANGRY)
- compunction noun
- conscience-stricken adjective
- grief noun
- guilt noun (FEELING)
- guilt-trip verb
- heartache noun
- heartbreak noun
- in all conscience idiom
- mourning noun
- regret noun
- sick to your stomach idiom
- slough noun (SADNESS)
- sorrow noun
- sting noun (HURT)
- turn the clock back idiom
- void noun
Topic:
Sadness and regret
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