cough up

espettorare

Espellere sangue, liquidi o altre sostanze dalla gola o dai polmoni tossendo.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: cough up something (The patient coughed up some mucus.)

Sinonimi: expectorate

Espressioni comuni: cough up blood, cough up mucus, cough something up

sborsare, sganciare

Pagare una somma di denaro, soprattutto controvoglia.

In inglese semplice: 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?

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

Sinonimi: pay up, shell out

Espressioni comuni: cough up money, cough up cash, cough something up

consegnare, mollare

Dare un oggetto a qualcuno, spesso dopo una richiesta o una pretesa.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: cough up something (He finally coughed up the missing keys.)

Sinonimi: hand over, give up

Contrari: keep

Espressioni comuni: cough up keys, cough up something, cough something up

confessare, rivelare

Rivelare a qualcuno informazioni tenute segrete, spesso controvoglia.

In inglese semplice: 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?

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

Sinonimi: reveal, disclose, confess

Contrari: conceal

Espressioni comuni: cough up details, cough up information, cough up names

buttare via

Perdere per errori una partita che si poteva vincere, soprattutto verso la fine.

In inglese semplice: 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?

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

Sinonimi: throw away, blow

Espressioni comuni: cough it up, cough up games

perdere, lasciar cadere

Lasciar cadere qualcosa per sbaglio, soprattutto una palla durante una partita.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Sinonimi: fumble, drop, spill

Espressioni comuni: cough up possession, cough something up