cough up | Idiomator

Meaning: Toexpelfrom thelungs,throat,stomach, etc. by coughing.He wascoughing upblood.He wascoughing upa lung. [idiomatic, figurative]; (idiomatic,transitive,informal)Toreluctantlyorunwillinglygive.(of money)Topayordisbursereluctantly(perhaps influenced bycoffersof money).Synonyms:shell out,fork out,fork overCoordinate term:come up withDo you think he'll be able tocough upthe three grand by Tuesday?2006, K. M. Soehnlein,You Can Say You Knew Me When, page240:"[…]Usually businessmen. Married, middle-aged guys who'llcough upfifty bucks to smoke my pole."(of other objects)Tohand over,give.1925July –1926May,A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, inThe Land of Mist(eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia:Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:"Anyhow, you go andcoughitupand then we shall see."2013, The Big Bang Theory, season 6, episode 14:Cough it up, Cooper.(intransitive,slang)Toconfess; togive upinformation.; (idiomatic)To lose acompetitionby one's ownmistakes, usually near the end of thecontest.That team had the game won, but theycoughed it upin the end.; (transitive,idiomatic)Tospill, tofumble.2011, Tom Fordyce,Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France‎[1]:England had never before come back to win from a margin of more than 12 points, and the errors continued to come thick and fast as Tom Croft became the latest tocough upthe ball.

Examples:

EN: Be nice to her and she'll cough up the dough for sure.
ES: Sé amable con ella, entonces seguro que soltará los cuartos.
EN: Well, come on, cough up.
ES: Vamos. Suelta la guita.
EN: Well, come on, cough up!
ES: ¡Bien, venga, desembuche!
EN: If she wants us to keep her child, she has to cough up!
ES: ¡Si quiere que cuidemos de su hija, tiene que pagar!
EN: A new dress. But he has to cough up.
ES: Ese es tu trabajo.
EN: Now, come on, cough up.
ES: Vamos, hable.
EN: Well. I'll grab her and make her cough up.
ES: La agarraré y la haré confesar.
EN: Come on, cough up.
ES: No seas así.
EN: If the old girl doesn't cough up something after all we've done for her, I shall lose my faith in human nature.
ES: Si la anciana no suelta algo luego de todo lo que hicimos, perderé mi confianza en la naturaleza humana.
EN: They cough up on the ninth go.
ES: Sueltan pasta cada nueve tiradas.
EN: I cough up 320,000 francs in return for a slap?
ES: ¿He tirado 320000 francos para recibir una bofetada?
EN: Come on, boys, let's cough up some lire and pay our friend's ticket.
ES: Venga, pongamos todos unas liras y paguémosle el billete al amigo.
EN: You'll have to cough up 10 bucks this time, old boy.
ES: Tendrás que desembolsar 10 dólares esta vez, chaval.
EN: Come on, baby, and cough up!
ES: Vamos, nena, escupe.
EN: He'll give you 'til tomorrow night to cough up.
ES: Te doy plazo hasta mañana por la noche para soltar la pasta.

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