{"id":42076,"date":"2024-09-20T21:49:25","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T19:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/0d590e20-22da-49a4-8487-47eff5c5dee8"},"modified":"2024-09-20T22:27:26","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T20:27:26","slug":"why-do-we-say-frog-in-my-throat","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/rss_feed\/why-do-we-say-frog-in-my-throat\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do we say ‘frog in my throat’?"},"content":{"rendered":"

We take a look at how the saying ‘frog in your throat’ originated <\/p>

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Published: Friday, 20 September 2024 at 19:49 PM<\/p>

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There\u2019s no shortage of colourful theories for the origin of this strange expression, which is used to describe a temporary loss of vocal ability. <\/strong>here are some theories behind the saying ‘frog in my throat’.<\/p>

Why do we say ‘frog in my throat’?<\/h2>

The saying possibly derives from an old superstition that if you accidentally swallow a tadpole<\/a> (which would not have been unheard of when we routinely drank from ponds and streams), it was able to develop into a frog inside you.\u00a0<\/p>

Another enduring story is that the phrase stems from the mediaeval medical practice of quite literally putting a frog in one\u2019s mouth to treat a throat infection. <\/p>