go down the wrong way

Related to word: wrong

Idiom

Definition

  1. To have food or drink accidentally enter the trachea instead of the esophagus, causing coughing or choking.

    (食物或饮料)误入气管,引起呛咳。

    • She choked on the water because it went down the wrong way.

      她被水呛到了,因为水误入了气管。

    • I wasn't careful when eating and the food went down the wrong way.

      我吃东西时不小心,食物误入了气管。

    • It's easy to have food go down the wrong way when you talk while eating.

      边吃边说话很容易让食物误入气管。