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    cough up

    US /kɔf ʌp/

    ・

    UK /kɔf ʌp/

    A1
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo provide money, often unwillingly
    The company had to cough up a lot of money in fines.
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo reveal information, often reluctantly
    The police wanted him to cough up the names of his accomplices.

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    • As I stop to rest and cough up blood, I wonder, when will I find my prince?

      As I stop to rest and cough up blood, I wonder, when will I find my prince?

    • ♫ And cough up blood I wonder

      ♫ And cough up blood I wonder

    B1

    Stranger Things Season 1 Explained

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    • the cough-up slugs, there must be some complex symbiotic lifecycle happening here.

      the cough-up slugs, there must be some complex symbiotic lifecycle happening here.

    • So between the monster, the eggs, the facehugger-tentacles, and the cough-up slugs, there must be some

      So between the monster, the eggs, the facehugger-tentacles, and the cough-up slugs, there must be some

    B1

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    08:07CNN forced to admit Keir Starmer’s poll numbers are ‘absolutely atrocious’
    • But there's some more bad news because now the taxpayer has to cough up 63 million quid to help these local councils who have now got just a matter of weeks to get ready for local elections.

      But there's some more bad news because now the taxpayer has to cough up 63 million quid to help these local councils who have now got just a matter of weeks to get ready for local elections.

    • But there's some more bad news because now the taxpayer has to cough up 63 million quid to help these local councils who have now got just a matter of weeks to get ready for local elections.

      But there's some more bad news because now the taxpayer has to cough up 63 million quid to help these local councils who have now got just a matter of weeks to get ready for local elections.

    B1

    The Real Reason Pringles Aren't Actually Potato Chips

    05:05The Real Reason Pringles Aren't Actually Potato Chips
    • The courts didn't agree, and Procter & Gamble eventually had to cough up $160 million in taxes.

      The courts didn't agree, and Procter & Gamble eventually had to cough up $160 million in taxes.

    • The courts didn't agree, and Procter & Gamble eventually had to cough up $160 million in taxes.

      The courts didn't agree, and Procter & Gamble eventually had to cough up $160 million in taxes.

    B1

    11 PHRASAL VERBS for talking about MONEY in English

    20:4511 PHRASAL VERBS for talking about MONEY in English
    • "Cough up". When I say: "I have to cough up $10", think of a cat: "Meow, meow." They get

      "Cough up". When I say: "I have to cough up $10", think of a cat: "Meow, meow." They get

    • For us, when we say: "Oh, man, do I have to cough up another $20?" It means pay, and I

      For us, when we say: "Oh, man, do I have to cough up another $20?" It means pay, and I

    A2

    English Vocabulary - CATS & DOGS

    08:06English Vocabulary - CATS & DOGS
    • your mouth. Cats often cough up or barf up, "throw up" hairballs, for example, or just

      your mouth. Cats often cough up or barf up, "throw up" hairballs, for example, or just

    • Cats often cough up or barf up, throw up hairballs, for example, or just a lot of really, really gross, disgusting, not nice things.

      Cats often cough up or barf up, throw up hairballs, for example, or just a lot of really, really gross, disgusting, not nice things.

    A2

    How to Negotiate a Salary

    02:11How to Negotiate a Salary
    • The ensuing—and uncomfortable—silence just might prompt them to cough up some more dough.

      The ensuing—and uncomfortable—silence just might prompt them to cough up some more dough.

    B1

    “Who Am I To Write This?” How To Shake Your Newbie Writer’s Nerves

    05:26“Who Am I To Write This?” How To Shake Your Newbie Writer’s Nerves
    • You got a smurf you need to cough up?

      You got a smurf you need to cough up?

    A2

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    11:56Talking Tom Heroes: Angela and the Super Plant | Full Episode | CBeebies😺🌱
    • I'm going to use the pepper to get Melissa to sneeze and cough up the de-booster.

      I'm going to use the pepper to get Melissa to sneeze and cough up the de-booster.

    B1