soften someone's cough
To ease or sooth someone's cough.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026
(idiomatic) To completely negate or undermine someone's argument or position on a topic.
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#3·Apr 27, 2026
(idiomatic) To humble or humiliate; put someone in his place.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
To ease or sooth someone's cough.
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