choke down

• Фразовый глагол, означающий с трудом проглотить что-либо или принять/стерпеть что-то неприятное.

A phrasal verb meaning to swallow something with difficulty, or to accept or tolerate something unpleasant.

uncountable · transitive · phrasal, separable

1. Swallow with difficultyinformal

   To swallow something with effort, often because it is unpleasant or difficult to eat.

   Проглотить с трудом

   • He choked down the bitter medicine.
   • She tried to choke down the dry sandwich.
   • They choked down their food quickly before the meeting.

   Synonymsdownget downswallow

2. Suppress emotionsinformal

   To force oneself to accept or tolerate something unpleasant, especially an emotion or feeling.

   Подавлять эмоции

   • She choked down her anger during the argument.
   • He choked down his disappointment after losing the game.
   • They choked down their fear and continued the climb.

   Synonymsbottle upchoke backcontainfight backhold backrepresssmotherstiflesuppressswallow

   Antonymsexpressreleaseventvoice

Base verbchoke