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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If Disney Cartoons Were Historically Accurate - Disney Musical Parody - With Rachel Bloom
- 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
Stranger Things Season 1 Explained
- 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
CNN 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.
The 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.
11 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
English 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.
Top 50 Things Only Americans Do And Think it's Normal
- Everybody cough up some green for the little lady.
Everybody cough up some green for the little lady.
How 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.
Why AI Agents Could Finally Reinvent the Credit Card
- And so the second we sort of understood the very beginnings of that notion, we turned it right around into a sales campaign and very quickly found a bunch of small-ish brands, primarily direct-to-consumers, who could not care whether we charged them 1%, 5%, or 12%, because they were trying to grow their top line and telling their shoppers that, hey, you could pay for this over time instead of having to cough up the cash right now.
And so the second we sort of understood the very beginnings of that notion, we turned it right around into a sales campaign and very quickly found a bunch of small-ish brands, primarily direct-to-consumers, who could not care whether we charged them 1%, 5%, or 12%, because they were trying to grow their top line and telling their shoppers that, hey, you could pay for this over time instead of having to cough up the cash right now.
Talking 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.