| 词汇 | cough something up |
| 释义 | Idiom cough something up Theme: GIVING to produce something (that someone has requested). (Informal.)All right, Bill. Cough the stolen diamonds up or else.Okay, okay. I'll cough them up.Bill had to cough up forty dollars to pay for the broken window. Slang cough something up Theme: PRODUCING tr. to produce something (which someone has requested), usually money.Come on, buster, cough it up, now!You owe me seven stereo amplifiers. Now, cough them up!Cough up what you owe me! cough up1. To expel something through coughing. A noun or pronoun can be used between "cough" and "up." While I was sick, I found myself constantly coughing up phlegm. The child was able to cough up the bit of food he was choking on, thank goodness. 2. To vomit. A noun or pronoun can be used between "cough" and "up." When I had food poisoning, I felt like I coughed up everything I'd ever eaten in my life. 3. slang To divulge something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "cough" and "up." I'm sure he'll cough up the name of his accomplice once we send in our toughest investigator. 4. slang To give something to someone, often after a period of evasion. A noun or pronoun can be used between "cough" and "up." Joey's thugs cornered me and made me cough up the money I owed them. There wasn't even that much pressure on him, and he totally coughed up the basketball! 5. slang To surrender the lead in a game or competition. A noun or pronoun can be used between "cough" and "up." With their shaky defense, I wouldn't be surprised if they coughed up this 10-point lead. cough something up tv. to produce something (which someone has requested), usually money. Cough up what you owe me! |
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