- vomit something up
- vomit something up†to bring up something from the stomach by vomiting. •
The dog vomited the chocolate cake up.
•Fido vomited up the rabbit.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
vomit something up
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vomit up — verb eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth After drinking too much, the students vomited He purged continuously The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night • Syn: ↑vomit, ↑purge, ↑cast, ↑sick, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bring something up — 1. tv. to mention something. (Standard English.) □ Why did you have to bring that up? CD Then they brought up the question of money. 2. tv. to vomit something up; to cough something up. CD See if you can get him to bring up the penny. CD I did,… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
bring something up — 1》 vomit something. 2》 raise a matter for discussion or consideration. → bring … English new terms dictionary
ralph something up — tv. to vomit (something). (Teens and collegiate.) □ The doctor gave him some stuff that made him ralph it up. CD He ralphed up his dinner … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
keep (something) down — 1. to prevent something from increasing. We need to keep down our costs. 2. to not vomit food or liquid. I was sick most of the day and couldn t keep anything down … New idioms dictionary
throw up something — throw up (something) to vomit. The bus ride was making him feel sick, and he was afraid he was going to throw up. I fed the baby some fruit, but she threw it up … New idioms dictionary
sick something up — ˌsick sthˈup derived (BrE, informal) to bring sth up from the stomach back out through your mouth Syn: ↑vomit • She d sicked up her milk … Useful english dictionary
keep — 1 /ki:p/ verb past tense and past participle kept /kept/ 1 NOT GIVE BACK (T) to have something and not need to give it back: You can keep it. I don t need it. | Try it for a week and we guarantee you ll want to keep it. 2 NOT LOSE (T) to continue … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bring — verb (past and past participle brought) 1》 carry or accompany to a place. 2》 cause to move or to come into existence. 3》 cause to be in a particular state or condition: take an aspirin to bring down your temperature. 4》 cause someone to receive… … English new terms dictionary
spew — spjuË n. vomit; something that is spewed or ejected v. vomit, cast out the contents of the stomach through the mouth; expel, eject forcefully; gush out … English contemporary dictionary
spewed — spjuË n. vomit; something that is spewed or ejected v. vomit, cast out the contents of the stomach through the mouth; expel, eject forcefully; gush out … English contemporary dictionary
