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to choke back
01
to stop oneself from expressing feelings
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
back
Base verb
choke
Present tense
choke back
3rd person singular
chokes back
Present participle
choking back
Past simple
choked back
Past participle
choked back
Examples
Sometimes, it 's necessary to choke back your opinions for the sake of harmony.
