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cough break

It's a cliche that defense lawyers signal their testifying clients they are giving a bad answer by coughing.

When a client starts giving bad but usually truthful answers, their lawyer may start coughing harder and harder to create a cough break.

It's so common that judges will warn defense lawyers about a cough break.
Donald Trump's chief of staff Mick Mulvaney used a cough break to signal Trump "hey, shut up about possibly releasing your tax returns."
cough break by Kingdragonfly June 21, 2019

cough break

Cough break -
1. Removing one's self from an area to cough.
2. Taking a break to smoke weed.
Cough break -

As suggested by Trump to Mulvaney, "if you're going to cough please leave the room. You just can't you just can't cough boy oh boy." "I don't like that you know I don't like that". "Let's do that over".

Always smoke outside, and bring a friend. :-)
cough break by Rev Jim D June 21, 2019

coughbreathe 

That annoying intake of air everyone takes before they cough.
if it doesnt get you frustrated then you are a VERY laid back person
*breath in**cough*
(how annoying)
(hence coughbreathe)
coughbreathe by sarahdsaugih June 23, 2007
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