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To go down the trachea (windpipe) in one's throat instead of the esophagus (the tube in the throat for swallowed food and fluids), typically resulting in coughing or choking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- She took a big drink of milk and it went down the wrong way. She was coughing for the next two minutes.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Finnish:
mennä väärään kurkkuun
— of food or drink: to go down the trachea
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Hungarian:
cigányútra megy
— of food or drink: to go down the trachea
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Hungarian:
félremegy
— of food or drink: to go down the trachea
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Russian:
попа́сть не в то го́рло
(popástʹ ne v to górlo)
— of food or drink: to go down the trachea
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Swedish:
sätta i vrångstrupen
— of food or drink: to go down the trachea
