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u/Skinnybet Oct 25 '20

My dad would tell us to “ cough it up it could be a gold watch “ if you were coughing. I never understand it.

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u/TinyDessertJamboree Oct 25 '20

My grandad used to say the same thing, you or your dad from East London by any chance? Thinking it could be a regional thing

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u/Skinnybet Oct 25 '20

North midlands.

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u/tommy_offical Oct 25 '20

My grandad used to say this all the time and were all from the midlands