COUGH UP

• (verb) discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth

  synonyms : cough out , expectorate , spit out , spit up

• (verb) give reluctantly

  "He coughed up some money for his children's tuition"

  synonyms : pony up , spit up

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