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. Of course I was all choked up during Toy Story 3! Who wasn't? I was all choked up the moment I saw my dear friend in her wedding gown.
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