认识一个当地人,由于好久不见了,于是发短信问她的近况,并说了自己的近况,还说等天气好点一起见面聊聊之类的。她给我回复说“Sounds like we have a lot of coughing up to do. " 我大概能猜出来是说“我们到时可以好好聊聊说说之类的。”但又不确定,查字典coughing up 一般都是“咳嗽,勉强拿出” 的意思。请英语高手为我解答,什么叫coughing up to do. 非常感谢。
2 ]; \; X. x! ], B( k2 a4 E% ycough up (Slang) % N+ D8 H1 A' g& F2 |" P5 f J* Q3 S6 m5 W
to blurt out; state, as by way of making a confession # O3 U3 [- e- [6 i% o: A
5 Q& S9 n& E3 Q- F- i/ _eg. After several hours of vigorous questioning by the police, he finally coughed up the information. , ~% h* c' e! Z2 Q