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bring sth up

(VOMIT) UK informal phrasal verb with bring
 
 
/brɪŋ/ verb [T] (brought, brought)

Definition

to vomit something: She was crying so much I thought she'd bring up her breakfast.Vomiting and feelings of sickness
(Definition of bring sth up (VOMIT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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