choke down
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "I was already stuffed, but I managed to choke down some more apple pie anyway. It was so good that I couldn't stop."
- "I didn't like her casserole because I don't care for cumin, but I managed to choke down a plateful anyway, because she meant well and I didn't have the heart to disappoint her."
- "“With three marriages an' a drinkin' problem, I've had all the go-between I can choke down,” said Buck."
- "The Queen had managed to choke down enough luncheon for a family of four before submitting to her attendants' demands that she retire to her room and rest."
- "Just remember, if you mess up on a drink, give them your prettiest smile, and they'll happily choke down whatever you brought them."
- "I choked it down the way I used to choke down the brussels sprouts my mother insisted were good for me."