couch up
C1 informal transitive
Meanings
1 C1 informal
Non-standard or rare: to express or frame something in a certain way, or to produce something reluctantly (often a confusion with 'cough up' or 'couch in').
"He finally couched up a vague apology that satisfied no one."
Usage notes
This phrase is not a standard entry in major dictionaries. It may appear as a variant of 'couch in' (to express something in certain terms) or as a non-standard spelling of 'cough up'. Learners should avoid it and use clearer alternatives.
Forms
Base
couch up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
couches up
he/she/it
Past simple
couched up
yesterday
Past participle
couched up
have + pp
-ing form
couching up
continuous
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