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Choke down   /tʃoʊk daʊn/   Listen
Choke down

verb
1.
Suppress.  Synonyms: choke back, choke off.






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"Choke down" Quotes from Famous Books



... to the ranch, caught up fresh horses, swallowed a cup of coffee and what food they could choke down and started out again. At nine o'clock a party came out from Dry Lake, learned that the Kid was not yet found, and went out under a captain to comb systematically through ...
— The Flying U's Last Stand • B. M. Bower

... done us if wrong there was, or recognize that we ourselves were wrong. For we seldom analyze the situation properly under the influence of strong feeling. If we want to accomplish anything with our words, let us wait until we can speak them without having to choke down our sobs or cram back our hot anger, or forcibly restrain ourselves from tearing things or slamming doors. After all that "wild fire" of emotion is gone, judgment will lead us ...
— Applied Psychology for Nurses • Mary F. Porter

... his beating he used to run out trembling onto the heath in shame and pain, and while he made faces and drummed with his fists, to choke down his ...
— Dame Care • Hermann Sudermann

... Fat trying to choke down his amusement," dryly added Chuck. "He couldn't keep from laughing at a funny thing ...
— Buffalo Roost • F. H. Cheley



Words linked to "Choke down" :   inhibit, subdue, curb, suppress, stamp down, conquer



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