/t?o?k/If youchokebackfeelingsortears, youforceyourself not to show howangryorupsetyou are:Choking back myanger, Itriedtospeakcalmly."Johnhas had anaccident," she said,chokingbackthetears.SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesControlling emotions
blackmail
bottle
bottlesomethingup
brave
breaking point
cauterization
choke
compose
cork
emotional blackmailidiom
frustrated
get beyondsomething
get pastsomeone
give voice tosomethingidiom
put on a brave faceidiom
repress
repressed
self-possessed
self-possession
swallow
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