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spit up

Idioms  
  1. Vomit, as in Infants often spit up part of their milk.


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These Heartland dads are rolling up their golf-shirt sleeves and getting spit up on.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

The baby continued to spit up enormous amounts of the milk and water he received.

From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2022

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

As I went in, Mrs. Means came out with her baby, who had not only spit up but had soiled his diaper, I could tell.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

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