From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisha lump in/to somebody’s throata lump in/to somebody’s throatCRYa feeling that you want to cry There was a lump in her throat as she gazed at the child. → lump
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a lump in/to somebody’s throat• That thought brought a lump to my throat, tears to my eyes.• Melanie felt a lump in her throat; it was a touching and whole-hearted welcome.• Even the Station Commander had a lump in his throat.• When she finished Charlie found that he had a lump in his throat.• Kathleen swallowed a lump in her throat, Ben coughed discreetly and Jack busied himself at the X-ray box.• There was a lump in her throat as she gazed down on the gaunt features.• For a moment she said nothing, she just swallowed as if there were a lump in her throat. 