fork over
To pay, give up or hand over a large amount of money.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“I had to fork over fifty dollars for parking.”
“The landlord made us fork over two months' rent before we could move in.”
“Reluctantly, the company forked over millions in damages to settle the lawsuit out of court.”
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dukes
[Cockney slang]fork, i.e. hand, now chiefly when balled into a fist
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fork off
to diverge into two or more separate paths.
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forked tongue
The characteristic of deceptiveness; duplicity; untruthfulness.
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speak with a forked tongue
To speak deceptively; to be duplicitous or untruthful.
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stick a fork in something
Used to indicate that something or someone is finished, or, in a broader sense, defeated or ruined.
Last updated August 10, 2026