choke (you) up

to have difficulty speaking because you feel great emotion.

During his farewell talk the coach got all choked up and started to cry.

• in short
• in short order
• in short supply
• in sights
• in situ
• in small doses
• in so many words
• in someone's eyes
• in someone's glory
• in someone's good graces
• in someone's hour of need
• in someone's midst
• in someone's name
• in someone's pocket
• in someone's shadow
• in someone's shoes
• in someone's stead
• in someone's way
• in something's glory
• in something's shadow
• in something's stead
• in spades
• in spite of
• in spite of something
• in spitting distance