sätta i halsen

Swedish

Etymology

sätta (“put”) +‎ i (“in”) +‎ halsen (“"the throat"”)

Verb

sätta i halsen (present sätter i halsen, preterite satte i halsen, supine satt i halsen, imperative sätt i halsen)

  1. (idiomatic) to get something stuck in one's throat, to choke on something or have something go down the wrong way
    Synonym: sätta i vrångstrupen

References
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