ponying up
Forking over cash
To pony up is to pay what's owed or contribute money, often reluctantly: It's time to pony up for your share of the bill.
The phrase suggests settling a debt or making good on an obligation.
He finally ponied up the rent after weeks of excuses.
- payingTransferring money owed
- paying upDischarging a financial obligation
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
- coveringLayer that shields or hides
- settling upFinalizing payment owed
anteing up · kicking in · pledging · coughing up · forking over · payment · reimbursement · contribution · chipping in · footing the bill · making good · shelling out · digging deep · donation · pitching in · obligation · remittance · expenditure
- money idiomsarm and a leg, break the bank, penny pincher, cheapskate, tightwad
ponying upstiffing
Failing to pay due
welching · defaulting · reneging · welshing · shirking
ponying upcollecting
Gathering items over time
receiving · taking in · cashing in · pocketing · keeping
ponying upbalking
Refusing to proceed
holding out · digging in one's heels · stonewalling · dragging one's feet · backing out