go down the wrong throat

verb

Synonym of go down the wrong way (“of food or drink: to go down the trachea instead of the esophagus”).

Meanings

verbgo down the wrong throat (third-person singular simple present goes down the wrong throat, present participle going down the wrong throat, simple past went down the wrong throat, past participle gone down the wrong throat)

present singular third person goes down the wrong throat · participle present going down the wrong throat · past went down the wrong throat · participle past gone down the wrong throat

  1. Synonym of go down the wrong way (“of food or drink: to go down the trachea instead of the esophagus”).

    Synonyms: go down the wrong way

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of go down the wrong way (“of food or drink: to go down the trachea instead of the esophagus”).

Cite this entry
APA

go down the wrong throat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20down%20the%20wrong%20throat

MLA

“go down the wrong throat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20down%20the%20wrong%20throat. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go down the wrong throat,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20down%20the%20wrong%20throat.

Source: go down the wrong throat on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.