CHOKE (SOMETHING) BACK


Meaning of CHOKE (SOMETHING) BACK in English

choke something ↔ back phrasal verb ( see also ↑ choke )

to control your anger, sadness etc so that you do not show it:

He choked back tears as he described what had happened.

She choked back a sob.

I choked back my anger.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.