spit up
Idioms-
Vomit, as in Infants often spit up part of their milk.
Example Sentences
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State TV aired infomercials showing animated characters advising people to see doctors if they have breathing problems, spit up blood or faint.
From Seattle Times • May 18, 2022
When they did eat, they gagged or spit up the food immediately afterward.
From Reuters • Dec. 22, 2021
This was 2003 and the doctor looked at my father as if he'd just spit up a hairball.
From Salon • Feb. 9, 2020
I find it immensely helpful to block off 45 minutes for unstructured time to do whatever: bounce in a jumpy chair, throw a toy across the room, spit up all over a new cashmere sweater.
From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2019
“But your mom needed me, didn’t she, Mr. Cutiepie, because someone went and spit up all over her uniform and she had to go change.”
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
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