cough up

せきで吐き出す、喀出する

せきをして、喉や肺から血や液体などを吐き出す。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： cough up something (The patient coughed up some mucus.)

類義語： expectorate

よく使う表現： cough up blood, cough up mucus, cough something up

渋々払う、しぶしぶ出す

特に払いたくないお金を、渋々払う。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： cough up something for something (We had to cough up fifty pounds for the repair.)

類義語： pay up, shell out

よく使う表現： cough up money, cough up cash, cough something up

差し出す、渡す

求められたり強く要求されたりして、物を相手に渡す。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： cough up something (He finally coughed up the missing keys.)

類義語： hand over, give up

反対語： keep

よく使う表現： cough up keys, cough up something, cough something up

白状する、明かす

隠していた情報を、しばしば嫌々ながら人に話す。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： cough up something (The suspect eventually coughed up the names of his partners.)

類義語： reveal, disclose, confess

反対語： conceal

よく使う表現： cough up details, cough up information, cough up names

勝ちを逃す、自滅する

特に終盤のミスで、勝てたはずの試合に負ける。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： cough something up (They were ahead, but they coughed the game up in the final minute.)

類義語： throw away, blow

よく使う表現： cough it up, cough up games

取り落とす、ファンブルする

物、特に試合中のボールをうっかり落とす。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： cough up something (The runner coughed up the ball during a tackle.)

類義語： fumble, drop, spill

よく使う表現： cough up possession, cough something up