English / idiom
Fork over
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To hand over or pay money, or surrender something, often unwillingly or under pressure.
In context
01
To modernize the factory equipment, the partners reluctantly had to fork over thousands of dollars.
02
The customer refused to fork over the extra fee because the service was delivered late.
Synonyms
cough up,shell out,hand over
Antonyms
withhold,retain,keep
Collocations
fork over cash,fork over the money,reluctantly fork over