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go down the wrong way

verb

Synonyms

go down the wrong pipe
go down the wrong throat

(of food or drink) To go down the trachea (windpipe) in one's throat instead of the esophagus (the tube in the throat for swallowed food and fluids), typically resulting in coughing or choking.
She took a big drink of milk and it went down the wrong way. She was coughing for the next two minutes.

Word Frequency 1800~2019

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