go down the wrong way
Definition
› If food or drink goes down the wrong way, it goes down the wrong tube in your throat and causes you to cough or stop breathing for a short time.EatingBiting, chewing and swallowingBreathing and stopping breathing
(Definition of go down the wrong way from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- aerobic respiration noun
- anaerobic respiration noun
- asphyxiate verb
- aspiration noun (HOPE)
- breathe verb (AIR)
- breathing noun
- choke verb (STOP BREATHING)
- exhale verb
- gasp noun
- heave a sigh of relief idiom
- huff and puff idiom
- intake noun (BREATH)
- pant verb
- puffed (out) adjective
- respiration noun
- respiratory adjective
- sigh noun
- smother verb (COVER)
- stifle verb (NO AIR)
- winded adjective
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