Tuesday, December 14, 2010

The Poll

Last week's poll question was a tricky one!
MMawahaha

Which animal completes the idiom: to have a _____ in one's throat?

horse (1 vote)
fly
goose (1 vote)
frog ( 2 votes)
shark
cat
toad (2 votes)
pigeon

The correct answer is....
Drum roll please...
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To have a frog in one's throat!

If you have a frog in your throat then you have difficulty speaking clearly because of a cough or a sore, dry throat.
'Teaching was difficult today. I had a frog in my throat all day!'

2 comments:

  1. Thank you for the handy idiom.
    When it comes to frog, what does a frog call sound like in English?

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  2. Good question! ~Ribbit ribbit~ or croak croak.

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