| 词组 | fork over |
| 释义 | Idiom fork overfork 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. Phr V fork over forks, forking, forked fork over/up sth or fork sth over/up American & Australian informal to give something {esp. money} to someone, especially when you do not want toGuests had forked over $2000 for the privilege of eating with the presidential candidate.I know you have my book, now fork it over. fork over verb to hand over UK, 1820fork sth over • fork over sth AmE informal to give someone something, especially money, even though you do not want to: Taxpayers have forked over $1.1 billion in interest payments. Are you hiding the last cookie? Fork it over!■ SIMILAR TO: hand over fork overTo physically give someone something, often reluctantly. A noun or pronoun can be used between "fork" and "over." If you want the most cutting edge technology, you'd better be prepared to fork over the dough for it. Fork over your lunch money, dweeb. fork something over (to someone)Inf. to give something to someone. (Usually refers to money.) Come on! Fork the money over to me! Fork over the cash you owe me! fork overAlso, fork out or up . Hand over, pay up. For example, It's time you forked over what you owe, or He forked out a hundred for that meal, or Fork up or we'll sue. [Slang; early 1800s] fork overor fork upv. To give or transfer something, especially in a reluctant, unenthusiastic, or automatic way: I thought the rug was overpriced, but I forked the cash over. We forked over our admission tickets to the usher and walked into the theater. fork something over tv. to hand something over (to someone). Okay, fork over the dough and be quick about it! fork over, toTo pay up, to hand over. This slangy term probably comes from the verb “to fork,” underground slang for picking someone’s pocket using only two fingers (resembling a two-tined fork). Dating from the first half of the 1800s, the term occasionally alluded to turning over something other than money, but it is the monetary version that survived. It also is put as an imperative, “Fork it over!” According to an article in Fortune by Rob Norton, it is one of the many clichés particularly favored by business journalists (Jan. 13, 1997). |
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