If you complain that something went down your Sunday throat you mean that it went into your windpipe. Saying that something goes down your Sunday throat may derive from the fact that just as Sunday is a special day of the week in some religions, where you may wear special clothes and go to special places, the bite you swallowed also went into an unaccustomed place. This is part of a complete episode.
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