If you ~ tears or a strong emotion, you force yourself not to show your emotion.
Choking back tears, he said Mary died in his arms.
= suppress
PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron)
If you ~ tears or a strong emotion, you force yourself not to show your emotion.
Choking back tears, he said Mary died in his arms.
= suppress
PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron)
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012