choke back

1. To hold back or suppress (an emotion, expression of emotion, or utterance), with difficulty.

   When she slapped me, I tried hard to choke back my tears.

   He had a cutting retort on the tip of his tongue, but he choked it back.

1. Carol couldn't choke back her tears.

   deCarol konnte ihre Tränen nicht zurückhalten. — dinkel_girl

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2. Anne choked back a mad desire to laugh.

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3. Tom choked back tears as he gave his mother's eulogy.

   deTom kämpfte mit den Tränen, als er die Nachrede auf seine Mutter hielt. — brauchinet

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неправильне

• choke upTo (temporarily) lose one's power of speech, because of strong emotion.
• choke offTo get rid of; to cause to come to an end.
• choke outTo say (something) with difficulty, while or as if choking.
• choke onTo refuse to accept (something).
• choke downTo swallow with difficulty.
• choke backTo hold back or suppress (an emotion, expression of emotion, or utterance), with difficulty.