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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. cough up something also cough something up 1. 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. Related vocabulary: fork over something 2. 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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It's a very prolonged cough without being productive," Cherry says, in contrast to bronchitis, whose victims often cough up mucus. |
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