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Phrase(s): fork something out (to someone)
1. Inf. Lit. to serve food to someone, using a fork. • He forked out the chicken to everyone. • He brought up a big dish of fried chicken and forked it out. 2. Fig. to give out something to someone. • We forked the coupons out to everyone who asked for them. • We forked out the coupons., Phrase(s): fork some money out (for something)
Fig. to pay (perhaps unwillingly) for something. (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 out lots of money for taxes is part of life.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs