- fork something over
- tv. to hand something over (to someone).□ Okay, fork it over. It’s mine! CD Okay, fork over the dough and be quick about it!
Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.
fork something over
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fork something over/out/up — (or fork over/out/up) informal pay money for something, esp. reluctantly … Useful english dictionary
fork over something — fork over (something) 1. to pay money. We headed into the theme park after forking over $45 each. 2. to give something to someone unwillingly. The cops knew he had a knife, and they made him fork it over … New idioms dictionary
fork over — (something) 1. to pay money. We headed into the theme park after forking over $45 each. 2. to give something to someone unwillingly. The cops knew he had a knife, and they made him fork it over … New idioms dictionary
fork — fork1 [ fɔrk ] noun count * 1. ) a metal or plastic object used for eating, consisting of a handle with three or four sharp points on the end: knives, forks, and spoons Beat the mixture with a fork to blend the ingredients. 2. ) a garden tool… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fork — 1 noun (C) 1 a tool used for picking up and eating food, with a handle and three or four points: knives and forks 2 a garden tool used for digging, with a handle and three or four points compare pitchfork 1 3 a place where a road or river divides … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fork — [fɔːk ǁ fɔːrk] verb fork out something phrasal verb [intransitive, transitive] informal to spend a lot of money on something, not because you want to but because you have to; =SHELL OUT: • Even more embarrassingly for the struggling bank, it had… … Financial and business terms
fork — [fôrk] n. [ME forke < OE forca & Anglo Fr forque (Fr fourche), both < L furca, two pronged fork] 1. an instrument of greatly varying size with a handle at one end and two or more pointed prongs at the other: forks are variously used as… … English World dictionary
fork — ► NOUN 1) an implement with two or more prongs used for lifting or holding food. 2) a pronged farm or garden tool used for digging or lifting. 3) each of a pair of supports in which a bicycle or motorcycle wheel revolves. 4) the point where a… … English terms dictionary
fork — fork1 [fo:k US fo:rk] n ↑fork, ↑knife, ↑spoon [: Old English; Origin: forca, from Latin furca] 1.) a tool you use for picking up and eating food, with a handle and three or four points ▪ Put the knives and forks on the table. 2.) a garden tool… … Dictionary of contemporary English
fork out — verb to surrender someone or something to another the guard delivered the criminal to the police render up the prisoners render the town to the enemy fork over the money • Syn: ↑hand over, ↑fork over, ↑fork up, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
