COUGH UP


Meaning of COUGH UP in English

cough up phrasal verb ( see also ↑ cough )

1 . informal to give someone money, information etc when you do not really want to:

Come on, cough up.

cough something ↔ up

Insurance companies had to cough up £10 million in storm damage claims.

2 . cough something ↔ up to push something out of your throat or lungs into your mouth:

You must go to the doctor if you’re coughing up blood.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.