Lump in his throat

With a lump in his throat, Veeru bade farewell to his dead friend.

Back again for yet another step in our journey towards better spoken English skills. The phrase for this post is, “Lump in one’s throat”.

Let’s take a look at some examples:

1. With a lump in her throat, mom bade farewell to his son, a young army officer leaving for war.
2. Whenever I read about the Kargil war and the difficult conditions in which our soldiers fought, I get a lump in my throat.
3. He gets a lump in his throat whenever he has to talk to the principal. The principal had scolded him once three years back and he  has been scared of him ever since.

A lump in throat is a feeling – like having bubbled up emotions in your throat. It is best used when someone is so emotional, he or she is about to cry. Its like having a lot of emotions buildup in your throat about to come out usually in form of tears. Let’s check out some more examples:

1. Mahesh and Sudhir were talking about their school days. They talked about their principal, their classmates. Then, with a lump in his throat, Mahesh told him about their math teacher, Sir Tiwari who passed away last year.
2. Whenever I see the images of India’s world cup victory, I get a lump in my throat.
3. With a lump in his throat, he narrated the stories of communal violence and ethnic cleansing in that country.
4. The escaped monk told everyone with a lump in his throat how China was suppressing all protests in Tibet.
5. With a lump in his throat, the speaker talked about his rich friend who helped him to get good education but unfortunately, passed away last year. He expressed his gratitude and told everyone that he was able to become such a big businessman only because of timely help from his childhood friend.