choke down

present singular third person chokes down · participle present choking down · past choked down

1. transitiveTo swallow with difficulty.

   I was already stuffed, but I managed to choke down some more apple pie anyway. It was so good that I couldn't stop.

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   I didn't like her casserole because I don't care for cumin, but I managed to choke down a plateful anyway, because she meant well and I didn't have the heart to disappoint her.

   “With three marriages an' a drinkin' problem, I've had all the go-between I can choke down,” said Buck.

   2003, Jan Karon, In This Mountain, Penguin, →ISBN, page 164

   The Queen had managed to choke down enough luncheon for a family of four before submitting to her attendants' demands that she retire to her room and rest.

   2011, Carol K. Carr, India Black and the Widow of Windsor, Penguin, →ISBN, page 161

   Just remember, if you mess up on a drink, give them your prettiest smile, and they'll happily choke down whatever you brought them.

   2011, Lucy Kevin, Seattle Girl, Oak Press, LLC, →ISBN, page 73

   I choked it down the way I used to choke down the brussels sprouts my mother insisted were good for me.

   2012, Nora Roberts, The Last Boyfriend, Penguin, →ISBN, page 274