bone in the throat

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bone in the throat

noun bones in the throat

idiomatic A source of continuing annoyance; a hindrance. For an unbelieving face, whether the dull dining countenance of a mayor, or the keen searching countenance of a barrister, is a sad bone in the throat of utterance.

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@misc{bone_in_the_throat_2026,
  title = {bone in the throat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bone%20in%20the%20throat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}