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fork out

phrasal verb

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fork out (for something) | fork out something (for/on something)

(informal) to spend a lot of money on something, especially unwillingly（尤指不情愿地）大量花钱，大把掏钱
- Why fork out for a taxi when there's a perfectly good bus service?有挺好的公共汽车，干吗要多掏钱坐出租汽车？🔊🔊
- We've forked out a small fortune on their education.我们在他们的教育上可花了不少钱。🔊🔊