stick in somebody’s throat/gullet
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishstick in somebody’s throat/gulletstick in somebody’s throat/gulletBritish English, stick in somebody’s craw American EnglishACCEPT if a situation or someone’s behaviour sticks in your throat, it is so annoying that you cannot accept it Her criticism really stuck in my craw. → stickExamples from the Corpusstick in somebody’s throat/gullet• Swallow, something sticking in my throat.• The breath was stuck in her throat and her mouth felt dry.• It stuck in my throat and I had to cough and cough to dislodge it.• Now sheer monotony makes it stick in the gullet like sawdust.