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Medieval physicians believed that the secretions of a frog could cure a cough if they were coated on the throat of the patient. The frog was placed in the mouth of the sufferer and remained there until the physician decided that the treatment was complete.

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14y ago

This refers to the sound some people make who may have a sore throat.

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If someone "has a frog in their throat," then their voice is hoarse and they find it hard to speak.

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9y ago

This is called an idiom - it's a phrase that cannot be understood by literally translating the words.

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