to stop yourself from showing a feeling or emotion
Even though he was visibly trying to choke back the noise, Meer keened, just briefly before he forced silence.
It was all I could do to choke back a sob, and pinch my lips tight shut to stop them trembling.
Ms Ross choked back tears as she described what had happened.
She was standing there, leaning weakly against the doorpost, her eyes on Paul, her hands over her mouth to choke back a second scream.
So I went to the airport to see if I could catch him there, threaten him with exposure...' She tried to choke back tears and failed.
chokes back
choking back
choked back
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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