Get a lump in (one's) throat informal verb phrase
To have a powerful emotional reaction that causes a tightness in the throat, as commonly occurs before crying.
Whenever someone reminds me of that accident, I get a lump in my throat.
Jane got a lump in her throat when she watched her daughter walk onto the stage to receive her prize.
I get a lump in me throat every time I hear the national anthem.
Everyone who attends a game, concert, meeting etc. has tears in their eyes.
To try to imagine how would you feel if you were in someone's else situation
The verb "get" should be conjugated according to its tense.
A problem or difficult circumstance
I'm short-sighted, so forgetting my glasses is a real hair in the butter for my sight.