cough head off



cough one's head off

Fig. to cough long and hard. (See also laugh one's head off.) I had the flu. I nearly coughed my head off for two days.
See also: cough, head, off

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Nayara-Spanish
Chiranjeevi-Indian, Hindi, Telugu
Aldona-Lithuanian, Polish
Rhiannaree-AN-əEnglish (Modern)
Rajiya-Arabic
PaĈJoPAH-chyoEsperanto