- spit something up
- spit something up†Euph. to vomit something. •
She almost spit her dinner up.
•Sally was afraid she was going to spit up her dinner.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
spit something up
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spit up — verb 1. give reluctantly He coughed up some money for his children s tuition • Syn: ↑cough up, ↑pony up • Hypernyms: ↑give • Verb Frames: Somebody s something … Useful english dictionary
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spit it out — People say this when someone has something to say but is too embarrassed, shy, etc, to say it … The small dictionary of idiomes
spit|fire — «SPIHT FYR», noun. 1. a person, especially a woman or girl, who has a quick and fiery temper. 2. something that sends forth fire, such as a cannon or certain fireworks … Useful english dictionary
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spit — spit1 [ spıt ] (past tense and past participle spit or spat [ spæt ] ) verb * 1. ) intransitive to force some of the clear liquid called saliva out from your mouth: Dino leaned over and spat on the ground. The woman spat and shouted insults as… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
spit — I UK [spɪt] / US verb Word forms spit : present tense I/you/we/they spit he/she/it spits present participle spitting past tense spat UK [spæt] / US past participle spat * 1) a) [intransitive] to force some of the clear liquid called saliva out… … English dictionary
spit — 1 past tense and past participle spat also spit AmE present participle spitting verb 1 LIQUID FROM YOUR MOUTH (I) to blow a small amount of saliva (=the liquid in your mouth) out of your mouth (+ at/on): Mom, Judy spit at me! | Kevin cleared his… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
spit — [[t]spɪ̱t[/t]] spits, spitting, spat (In American English, the form spit is used as the past tense and past participle.) 1) N UNCOUNT Spit is the watery liquid produced in your mouth. You usually use spit to refer to an amount of it that has been … English dictionary
