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throat `noun` [ θrəʊt ]

• the passage which leads from the back of the mouth of a person or animal.

• "her throat was parched with thirst"

Similar: gullet, oesophagus, windpipe, trachea, crop, craw, maw, neck, pharynx, oropharynx, fauces, gorget, the red lane, throttle, gorge, gula,

Origin: Old English throte, throtu, of Germanic origin; related to German Drossel . Compare with throttle.

be at each other's throats

• (of people or organizations) quarrel or fight persistently.
"they were always at each other's throats"

cut one's own throat

• bring about one's own downfall by one's actions.

shove something down someone's throat

• force ideas or material on a person's attention by repeatedly putting them forward.
"it's cool that you like it but don't shove it down my throat"

grab someone by the throat

• put one's hands around someone's throat, typically in an attempt to throttle them.
"Hugh grabbed him by the throat"

throat noun [ θrəʊt ]

be at each other's throats

cut one's own throat

shove something down someone's throat

grab someone by the throat

throat `noun` [ θrəʊt ]