throat

throat [ θrout ] noun count ***

1. ) the area at the back of your mouth and inside your neck:

The curry was still burning his throat.

She's in bed with a throat infection.

sore throat: Have we got any medicine for a sore throat?

=> FROG

2. ) your neck, especially the front part:

The bigger man grabbed him by the throat.

She loosened the scarf around her throat.

a ) the front part of a bird's or animal's neck

be at each other's throats

if two people are at each other's throats, they are arguing in an angry way

clear your throat

1. ) to cough gently in order to remove MUCUS that is stuck in your throat so that you can speak clearly

2. ) to make a noise like a gentle cough in order to get someone's attention

force/push/ram/thrust something down someone's throat INFORMAL

to force someone to have or accept something:

Viewers continue to have programs like this rammed down their throats every day.

go for the throat INFORMAL

to attack someone where they are weakest

jump down someone's throat INFORMAL

to suddenly speak very angrily to someone

something sticks in your throat INFORMAL

if something sticks in your throat, you do not like having to do or accept it