be (all) choked up
be (all) choked up
To struggle to speak because one feels an intense emotion. As long as I'm not all choked up, I'll be able to give the eulogy.
See also: choke, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- choke up
- (all) choked up
- choke
- choked with emotion
- choked by emotion
- choked
- choke back
- tremble with
- tremble with (something)
- enough to choke a horse