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down one's throat

See:

JUMP DOWN ONE'S THROAT,

SHOVE DOWN ONE'S THROAT or RAM DOWN ONE'S THROAT.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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throat

[throat] See: [CUT ONE'S THROAT], [FLY AT ONE'S THROAT], [JUMP DOWN ONE'S THROAT], [LUMP IN ONE'S THROAT], [RAM DOWN ONE'S THROAT] and [SHOVE DOWN ONE'S THROAT]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

shove down one's throat

[shove down one's throat] or [ram down one's throat] {v. phr.}, {informal} To force you to do or agree to (something not wanted or liked.) * /We didn't want Mr. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

cut one's throat

[cut one's throat] {v. phr.}, {informal} To spoil one's chances; ruin a person. * /He cut his own throat by his carelessness./ * /The younger men in the company were […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[lump in one's throat] {n. phr.} A feeling (as of grief or pride) so strong that you almost sob. * /John's mother had a lump in her throat at his […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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