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Collocations for "throat"

Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "throat" in context.

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throat

n

cleared his throat (before speaking)
everyone listened after he cleared his throat
have [a sore, an itchy] throat
my throat is [sore]
my throat hurts
the doctor [looked at, examined] her throat
got something stuck in my throat
have something in my throat
have a [crumb, piece of dust] stuck in my throat
is your throat feeling better?
does your throat still hurt?
idiom: have a frog in my throat
figurative: spoke with a lump in her throat
figurative: the words (just) got stuck in his throat
figurative: don't jump down my throat!
figurative: rammed the [instructions, advice] down their throats

adj

throat [cancer, disease, disorders, irritation]
[diagnose, treat, suffer from] throat cancer
an ear, nose and throat [specialist, doctor, surgeon]
[use, speak through] a throat microphone

n as adj

sexually explicit: a deep-throat blowjob
sexually explicit: throat [fucking, gagging]
[take, chew] throat lozenges
[underwent, had] a throat operation

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'throat' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

cancer - case - clear - creeping - cut - dry - frog - glide - gritty - harsh - honey - itchy - knife - lump - medicine - noose - painful - ram - raw - relieve - slash - slit - sore - swell - tickle

Forum discussions with the word(s) "throat" in the title:

(noun) gives me a sore throat/a cough - English Only forum
A catch in one's throat - English Only forum
a double chin, disappearing into a throat like a pillar [Jane Eyre] - English Only forum
a flood is opening up in my throat - English Only forum
A Hand upon the Throat of the Nation - English Only forum
a lump in the throat - English Only forum
"a terribly sore throat" or "a terrible sore throat" - English Only forum
Air catches in my throat - English Only forum
began in the throat - English Only forum
bile at the back of his throat - English Only forum
bowels loosening, sobs catching in my throat - English Only forum
breath that catches in someone's throat - English Only forum
burn the throat - English Only forum
Catch somebody by the throat - English Only forum
clasp myself around the throat, right-handed - English Only forum
cleared the tears from her throat - English Only forum
clearing of throat/cough out - English Only forum
closing on his throat - English Only forum
Cough drops VS throat lozenges - English Only forum
crammed down one’s throat - English Only forum
cut your throat for two bob - English Only forum
Deep Throat - English Only forum
dry throat - English Only forum
emptied out the throat - English Only forum
eyes and throat both burning - English Only forum
felt / put / got / had> a lump in one's throat - English Only forum
felt that slab of heartache slide over the lump in this throat - English Only forum
Frakir knotted tightly about its throat and the sand () disturbed all around. - English Only forum
from round her throat - English Only forum
get a lump in one's throat [always sad?] - English Only forum
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