"bring a lump to someone's throat" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: brings a lump to someone's throat [present, singular, third-person], bringing a lump to someone's throat [participle, present], brought a lump to someone's throat [participle, past], brought a lump to someone's throat [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|bring<,,brought> a lump to someone's throat}} bring a lump to someone's throat (third-person singular simple present brings a lump to someone's throat, present participle bringing a lump to someone's throat, simple past and past participle brought a lump to someone's throat)
  1. (idiomatic) To engender a strong emotional reaction. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: lump in one's throat
    Sense id: en-bring_a_lump_to_someone's_throat-en-verb-5~pRSooe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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