fork Idiom, Proverb

fork out

pay, pay out I had to fork out a lot of money to fix my car.

fork over

hand over, give The robber told me to fork over my money or he was going to shoot me.

fork over/out/up

pay； pay out交出；付出
He had to fork over fifty dollars to have the car repaired．他必须付50美元才能修理车子。
She was unwilling to fork out a penny more ．她一个子儿也不愿意多出。

fork up

speak with a forked tongue

Idiom(s): speak with a forked tongue

Theme: DECEPTION

to tell lies; to try to deceive someone.
• Jean's mother sounds very charming, but she speaks with a forked tongue.
• People tend to believe Fred because he seems plausible, but we know he speaks with a forked tongue.

fork sth over

Idiom(s): fork sth over

Theme: GIVING

to give something to someone. (Slang. Often refers to money. Usually used in a command.)
• Now! Fork it over now!
• Okay, Joe. Fork over that twenty dollars you owe me.

fork money out

Idiom(s): fork money out (for sth)

Theme: PAYMENT

to pay (perhaps unwillingly) for something. (Informal. Often mention is made of the amount of money. See the examples.)
• Do you think I'm going to fork twenty dollars out for that book?
• Forking money out to everyone is part of life in a busy economy.
• I like that stereo, but I don't want to fork out a lot of money.

Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork.

Don't do something yourself which causes your own downfall.

fork over|fork|fork out|fork up

v. To pay; pay out. He had to fork over fifty dollars to have the car repaired.
Compare: HAND OVER.

fork over a lot of money|fork|money

v. phr. To pay an excessive amount of money often unwillingly. "According to my divorce decree," Alan complained, "I have to fork over a lot of money to my ex-wife every month."

rain cats and dogs (pitchforks)|cat|cats|cats and

v. phr., informal To rain very hard; come down in torrents. In the middle of the picnic it started to rain cats and dogs, and everybody got soaked. Terry looked out of the window and said, "It's raining pitchforks, so we can't go out to play right now."

speak with a forked tongue|forked|forked tongue|sp

v. phr., literary To lie; to say one thing while thinking of the opposite. I have learned not to trust Peter's promises because he speaks with a forked tongue.

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Informal to pay out; hand over