Words stick in (one's) throat informal
If words stick in your throat, you are too emotional that you can't say something.
You didn't know how grateful I was. Back then, words just stuck in my throat.
Words stuck in her throat when she agreed to his proposal.
1. To be covered by a layer of fog or drops of water so one could hardly see.
2. To become overly sensitive and easily cry over something.
To cause an emotional reaction for someone
People tend to like forbidden or illegal things just because they are forbidden or illegal.
He must have believed that stolen fruit is the sweetest, and he, therefore, cheated on his partner.