hack up
Upper Intermediate (B2)informal
To cut something into rough pieces, or to cough a lot in a difficult, unpleasant way.
"She hacked up the fallen tree and stacked the wood by the shed."
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Lewis Black · 33:16
wad that these cretins hack up onto the pavement.
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Jenny's gonna start trying to hack up the turkey.
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Did you just hack up an old computer case or