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have a frog in one's throat — ► have a frog in one s throat informal lose one s voice or find it hard to speak because of hoarseness. Main Entry: ↑frog … English terms dictionary
have a frog in one's throat — informal lose one s voice or find it hard to speak because of hoarseness. → frog … English new terms dictionary
have a frog in one's throat — informal lose one s voice or find it hard to speak because of hoarseness … Useful english dictionary
frog in one's throat — A person who has a frog in their throat has difficulty in speaking clearly because they have a cough or a sore throat. Teaching was difficult today. I had a frog in my throat all morning … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
frog — Ⅰ. frog [1] ► NOUN 1) a tailless amphibian with a short squat body and very long hind legs for leaping. 2) (Frog) informal, derogatory a French person. ● have a frog in one s throat Cf. ↑have a frog in one s throat … English terms dictionary
frog — [frôg, fräg] n. [ME frogge < OE frogga, akin to Ger frosch, ON froskr < IE base * preu , to jump > Sans právatē, (he) hops] 1. a) any of various families of tailless, leaping anuran amphibians with long, powerful hind legs, short… … English World dictionary
frog — n. 1) a grass; green; wood frog 2) frogs croak; jump 3) (misc.) to have a frog in one s throat ( to be hoarse ) * * * [frɒg] green jump wood frog a grass frogs croak (misc.) to have a frog in one s throat ( to be hoa … Combinatory dictionary
frog — frog1 noun 1》 a tailless amphibian with a short squat body, moist smooth skin, and very long hind legs for leaping. [Many species, chiefly in family Ranidae.] 2》 (Frog) informal, derogatory a French person. Phrases have a frog in one s throat… … English new terms dictionary
Frog — For other uses, see Frog (disambiguation). Frogs Temporal range: Triassic–present … Wikipedia
Frog zoology — Introduction to phylumAround 400 million years ago, some members of the sarcopterygian group of fish moved onto land. These became the first amphibians. Today, these animals still spend part of their lives in water and return to water for… … Wikipedia
