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cough up
(redirected from cough)

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cough up something
1. to allow an opponent to take the lead in a competition. Sele got a 3—0 lead in the second inning but then coughed it up in the third.
2. to pay money unwillingly. I had to cough up $35 for administration fees. Martinez's lawyers knew the banks had the money, and pushed them to cough it up.
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