cough up

• Verbe à particule signifiant donner ou payer à contrecœur, souvent de l'argent ou des informations, ou expulser quelque chose de la gorge ou des poumons.

A phrasal verb meaning to reluctantly give or pay something, often money or information, or to expel something from the throat or lungs.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Expel from lungsinformal

   To force something out of the lungs or throat by coughing.

   Expectorer en toussant

   • He coughed up some phlegm after the cold.
   • She coughed up a piece of food that was stuck.
   • The patient coughed up blood and was rushed to the hospital.

   Synonymesbring upexpectoratespit up

2. Reluctantly give moneyinformal

   To pay or hand over money, often unwillingly.

   Cracher au bassinet

   • He finally coughed up the money he owed me.
   • The company had to cough up millions in fines.
   • She coughed up the cash for the tickets at the last minute.

   Synonymesante upfork outfork overhand overpart withpay uppony upshell out

   Antonymeskeepwithhold

Verbe de basecough