go down the wrong way

go down the wrong way

Of food or drink, to be swallowed in such a way that one briefly chokes and/or starts coughing. Oh, she'll be all right, I think she just took a drink and it went down the wrong way.See also: down, go, way, wrong

go down the wrong way

(of food) enter the windpipe instead of the gullet.See also: down, go, way, wrong