englishing.app
Interface Language
EN English BN বাংলা HI हिन्दी ES Español FR Français DE Deutsch RU Русский ZH 简体中文 JA 日本語
Content Language
Same as website language EN English BN Bengali HI Hindi ES Spanish FR French DE German RU Russian ZH Chinese JA Japanese
Login
Home Courses Vocabularies PDF Videos

choke up

Phrasal-verb Emotion

Meaning

to become emotional and unable to speak

Example Sentences

"He choked up while giving his farewell speech."

Related Expressions

work around challenges

to find a way to deal with or bypass difficulties during cha...

waver between

to go back and forth between two opinions or choices

act up

to behave badly or cause trouble

pay someone off

to give someone money to make them leave or stop working for...

think ahead to

to consider what will happen in the future and make plans fo...

live below your means

to spend less money than you earn