Sekirov Dictionary

go down the wrong way

verb1

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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.

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