Cough Up Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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cough up What does cough up mean?	to give something unwillingly	The man finally coughed up enough money to pay for the bicycle.
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crash What does "crash" mean?	computer failure
speak one`s piece/mind What does "speak one`s piece/mind" mean?	to say openly what one thinks	I think that it is time for me to speak my piece and tell somebody about my complaints about our company.
Take someone for a ride What does "Take someone for a ride" mean?	If you are taken for a ride, you are deceived by someone.
go fly a kite What does "go fly a kite" mean?	go away; get out

back the wrong horse What does "back the wrong horse" mean?	to support someone or something that cannot or does not win or succeed	We backed the wrong horse when we supported the candidate for mayor.
head over heels in love with someone What does "head over heels in love with someone" mean?	be very much in love with someone	be very much in love with someoneMy friend is head over heels in love with the accountant in his new company.
take a nosedive What does "take a nosedive" mean?	to collapse, to decrease in value	The stock market took a nosedive when the earnings of the oil company decreased.
walk the plank What does "walk the plank" mean?	be forced by pirates to walk a long plank from the ship out over the water to your death	The pirates captured the small ship and forced the captain to walk the plank.
first of all What does "first of all" mean?	the very first thing	First of all we prepared the garden before we planted the seeds.
dawn on (someone) What does "dawn on (someone)" mean?	to become clear or occur to someone	It finally dawned on me why my friend was angry.

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Cough Up Idiom