forked over
Reluctantly paid up
Forked over is the past tense of fork over, meaning to hand over money or goods, usually with some reluctance: He finally forked over the cash he owed me.
The phrase suggests the payment was extracted rather than freely given—you fork over what you'd rather keep.
- begrudgingReluctantly allowing or giving
- pony upPay reluctantly
- ponied upPaid reluctantly, informally
- cough upPay reluctantly
- handoverTransfer of control
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