Come on ! Cough up !

It’s your turn to buy the drinks-come on, cough up ! (Es tu turno de comprar las bebidas, apoquina,suelta la mosca ! ).

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We use this phrasal verb "to cough up (something) " when you provide money or information , especially when you are not willing to do this !( no te apetece hacerlo) But don’t worry. You won’t have to cough up (pronounced /kof/ ) any money to do the following exercise !

Where or when would you pay the following ? Read the definition first.

The rent

A bill

Taxes

A Fee

A fare

A fine

Definition

Rent : a fixed amount of money that you pay regularly for the use of a room, house, car... Taxes: money paid to the government Fees: an amount of money paid for a particular piece of worker service. Fare: the money that you pay for a journey on a vehicle . A fine: an amount of money that has to be paid for not obeying a rule or law . A bill: request for payment of money . (Cambridge Dictionary )

Answers

The rent: you pay a rent for a room, flat. A bill: at a restaurant, the phone bill/gas bill/ electricity bill Taxes: the tax on cigarettes, VAT (Value -added tax= IVA) , Fees: lawyer’s fee, university fees, Fare: a train fare, a bus fare A fine: a parking fine .