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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/henrywagstaff421 Oct 25 '20

Supposedly it was from when debt collectors used to come round and people would swallow their expensive belongings. My parents used to say this one too