sätta i vrångstrupen

Swedish

Etymology

sätta (“put”) +‎ i (“in”) +‎ vrångstrupen (“"the wrong-throat"”)

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) to have (food or drink) go down the wrong way
    Synonym: sätta i halsen
    Han satte kaffet i vrångstrupen
    He had his coffee go down the wrong way
    Varför hostar du? Satte du i vrångstrupen?
    Why are you coughing? Did something go down the wrong way?

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