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cough something up

1. to get something out of the body by coughing. She coughed some matter up and took some more medicine. She coughed up phlegm all night.

2. Euph. to vomit something. The dog coughed the rabbit up. The dog coughed up the food it had eaten.

3. Sl. to produce or present something, such as an amount of money. You will cough the money up, won't you? You had better cough up what you owe me, if you know what's good for you.

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