go down the wrong way en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| went down the wrong way | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| goes down the wrong way | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| gone down the wrong way | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| going down the wrong way | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Synonyms
go down the wrong pipe (of food and drink) · go down the wrong throat (of food and drink)
Translations (6)
sv sätta i vrångstrupen (of food or drink: to go down the trachea) · de in den falschen Hals kriegen (of food or drink: to go down the trachea) · hu cigányútra megy (of food or drink: to go down the trachea) · hu félremegy (of food or drink: to go down the trachea) · ru попа́сть не в то го́рло (of food or drink: to go down the trachea) · fi mennä väärään kurkkuun (of food or drink: to go down the trachea)