fork over

casquer, débourser

Donner une grosse somme d’argent, souvent à contrecœur.

En anglais simple : To pay or give someone a large amount of money, often unwillingly.

• I forked over the money.
• We forked over a fortune for those tickets.
• Why should I fork over another hundred dollars?

Comment l'utiliser : fork over something for something (We forked over fifty dollars for parking.); fork something over to someone (He forked the cash over to the clerk.)

Synonymes : pay up, hand over, shell out

Expressions courantes : fork over money, fork something over

retourner à la fourche

Retourner de la terre, du foin ou une matière semblable avec une fourche.

En anglais simple : To turn soil, hay, or similar material using a tool with several long points.

• Fork over the soil first.
• We forked over the vegetable bed yesterday.
• Have you forked the compost over this week?

Comment l'utiliser : fork something over (Fork the soil over before planting seeds.)

Synonymes : turn over

Expressions courantes : fork over soil, fork something over