stick in sb．'s throat
1．be hard to accept难以接受
Having to pay out￡50 for such a small thing really sticks in my throat．为这个小东西要付50英镑的钱太让我难以接受了。
It's his treatment of his aged mother that really sticks in my throat．他对待自己年迈母亲的那种做法实在使我很反感。
2．be hard to say难以启齿
Jane wanted to ask the teacher's pardon，but the words stuck in her throat．简想请求老师原谅，却又难以说出口。