cough up vs spend like water

cough up

verb
  • to hand over, give. 

  • to expel from the lungs, throat, etc. by coughing 

  • to lose a competition by one's own mistakes, usually near the end of the contest 

  • to pay, disburse 

  • To spill, to fumble 

spend like water

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