fork out
phrasal verbfork 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。
- Why fork out for a taxi when there's a perfectly good bus service?