cough up

expectorar, expulsar al toser

Expulsar sangre, líquido u otra sustancia de la garganta o los pulmones mediante la tos.

En inglés sencillo: To force blood, liquid, or another substance out of your throat or lungs by coughing.

• He coughed up some blood.
• She keeps coughing up thick mucus.
• Did you cough up anything this morning?

Cómo se usa: cough up something (The patient coughed up some mucus.)

Sinónimos: expectorate

Expresiones frecuentes: cough up blood, cough up mucus, cough something up

soltar, pagar a regañadientes

Pagar dinero, sobre todo cuando no se quiere hacerlo.

En inglés sencillo: To pay money, especially when you do not want to.

• You will have to cough up the money.
• I coughed up twenty dollars for the ticket.
• Why should we cough up for their mistake?

Cómo se usa: cough up something for something (We had to cough up fifty pounds for the repair.)

Sinónimos: pay up, shell out

Expresiones frecuentes: cough up money, cough up cash, cough something up

entregar, soltar

Dar un objeto a alguien, a menudo porque lo ha pedido o exigido.

En inglés sencillo: To give someone an object, often after they ask or demand it.

• Cough up my keys, please.
• She finally coughed up the documents we needed.
• Will he cough up the stolen phone?

Cómo se usa: cough up something (He finally coughed up the missing keys.)

Sinónimos: hand over, give up

Antónimos: keep

Expresiones frecuentes: cough up keys, cough up something, cough something up

confesar, revelar

Contar a alguien información que se mantenía en secreto, a menudo sin querer hacerlo.

En inglés sencillo: To tell someone information you were keeping secret, often unwillingly.

• He finally coughed up the truth.
• The witness coughed up a few useful details.
• Can you get her to cough up the names?

Cómo se usa: cough up something (The suspect eventually coughed up the names of his partners.)

Sinónimos: reveal, disclose, confess

Antónimos: conceal

Expresiones frecuentes: cough up details, cough up information, cough up names

tirar por la borda, desperdiciar

Perder por errores un partido que se podía ganar, especialmente cerca del final.

En inglés sencillo: To lose a game you could have won because you make mistakes, especially near the end.

• We had the game won but coughed it up.
• The team coughed up another match after leading at halftime.
• How did they cough it up with such a big lead?

Cómo se usa: cough something up (They were ahead, but they coughed the game up in the final minute.)

Sinónimos: throw away, blow

Expresiones frecuentes: cough it up, cough up games

perder, dejar caer

Dejar caer algo sin querer, especialmente un balón durante un partido.

En inglés sencillo: To accidentally drop something, especially a ball during a game.

• He coughed up the ball.
• Our striker coughed it up near the goal.
• The defender forced her to cough up possession.

Cómo se usa: cough up something (The runner coughed up the ball during a tackle.)

Sinónimos: fumble, drop, spill

Expresiones frecuentes: cough up possession, cough something up