soften your cough
"i'm going to give you all my work to do, that'll soften your cough  "i got jimmy back so good, that'll soften his cough""
to take the wind out of someone's argument or leave them stunned and surprised at the action you took
""i'm going to give you all my work to do, that'll soften your cough  "i got jimmy back so good, that'll soften his cough""" What is the definition of "soften your cough"?