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Phrase(s): puff out
to swell out. • The frog’s throat puffed out, and we expected to hear a croak. • The sail puffed out, and the boat began to move., Phrase(s): puff something out
to cause something to swell out or expand outward. • The frog puffed its throat out and croaked. • The frog puffed out its throat and croaked a mighty croak.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs