"If my name gets mentioned, you might as well put a knife to your throat and kill yourself."

The white hands fluttered, as if she would have put them to her throat.

Then he put the scissors to his throat and cut.

"If I put a knife to his throat they will release us quick enough."

She sank into a chair and put a hand to her throat.

He put the knife to my throat, told me to watch.

Sometimes all it takes is putting a knife to his throat.

And when we were done, I put a knife to her throat.

He leaned forward and put his hand to her throat.

I said, then put a hand to my throat when it hurt.