choke down
Example Sentences
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I have friends who choke down Greek yogurt by the bucketful, who eat handfuls of grilled chicken at a time, who dead lift their own body weight.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
Anyone who’s eaten there knows the only reason one would choke down goat cheese balls or an allegedly bowel-ruining white fish in orange cream sauce is for the chance to catch some on-camera action.
From Salon • Dec. 2, 2025
They went on to the Super Bowl, while the Chiefs had to choke down that flag.
From Washington Post • Feb. 13, 2023
On Monday, Northern Ireland Office minister Steve Baker called for the DUP to "choke down" on its stance and form an executive.
From BBC • Oct. 25, 2022
My stomach heaved, and I lost all the food I’d managed to choke down.
From "The Honest Truth" by Dan Gemeinhart
