fork out

1. (UK, informal)To pay out, to hand over.

   The hard drive broke down, so I forked out five hundred dollars for a new one.

1. Why did Tom fork out so much money?

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2. Take the fork out of the electric socket.

   ruВынь вилку из розетки.

   deZieh die Gabel aus der Steckdose.

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3. "Nouvelle cuisine" usually means not enough to fork on the plate and too much to fork out on the bill.

   de„Nouvelle cuisine“ heißt gewöhnlich: zu wenig auf dem Teller und zu viel auf der Rechnung.

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4. "How much did you fork out?" "Two hundred euros."

   de„Wie viel hast du locker gemacht?“ – „Zweihundert Euro.“

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5. "How much did you have to fork out?" "Two hundred euros."

   de„Wie viel musstest du locker machen?“ – „Zweihundert Euro.“

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irregular

• fork outдоставити, доставлятиTo pay out, to hand over.
• fork overдоставити, доставлятиTo turn over (soil, hay, etc.) with a gardening fork.
• fork offTo diverge into two or more separate paths.