How to pronounce “go down the wrong way”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• (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.

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