said to mean that something makes you annoyed or impatient
It sticks in my throat that politicians think that they still have something to tellthe rest of us about morality.
said to mean that you cannot say a particular word, or you dislike saying it, because it does not express your real feelings or because it makes you feel uncomfortable
She found it impossible to utter the usual terms of maternal endearment: words suchas `darling' or `pet' stuck in her throat.