choke down

• Verbo compuesto que significa tragar algo con dificultad o aceptar/aguantar algo desagradable a regañadientes.

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

incontable · transitivo · phrasal, separable

1. Swallow with difficultyinformal

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

   Tragar con dificultad

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

   Sinónimosdownget downswallow

2. Suppress emotionsinformal

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

   Contener las emociones

   • 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.

   Sinónimosbottle upchoke backcontainfight backhold backrepresssmotherstiflesuppressswallow

   Antónimosexpressreleaseventvoice

Verbo basechoke