stick in sb．'s throat   (TTS發音)

1. be hard to accept難以接受

    Having to pay out￡50 for such a small thing really sticks in my throat. 為這個小東西要付50英鎊的錢太讓我難以接受了。

    It's his treatment of his aged mother that really sticks in my throat. 他對待自己年邁母親的那種做法實在使我很反感。

2. be hard to say難以啟齒

    Jane wanted to ask the teacher's pardon，but the words stuck in her throat. 簡想請求老師原諒，卻又難以說出口。