- cough something out
- cough something out†to say something while coughing. •
He coughed the words out, but no one could understand him.
•He coughed out the name of his assailant.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
cough something out
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cough */ — I UK [kɒf] / US [kɑf] verb Word forms cough : present tense I/you/we/they cough he/she/it coughs present participle coughing past tense coughed past participle coughed 1) a) [intransitive] to force air up through your throat with a sudden noise,… … English dictionary
cough*/ — [kɒf] verb I 1) [I] to force air up through your throat with a sudden noise, especially when you have a cold or when you want to get someone s attention My chest felt painful, and I was coughing uncontrollably.[/ex] 2) [T] to force something such … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
cough up — (Informal) expel something by coughing; give up, relinquish; pay; blurt out suddenly … English contemporary dictionary
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