fork over a lot of money
To pay an excessive amount of money often unwillingly.
"According to my divorce decree," Alan complained, "I have to fork over a lot of money to my ex-wife every month."
fork over
fork out
fork up
To pay; pay out.
He had to fork over fifty dollars to have the car repaired.
four-leaf clover
A small green plant with four leaves which many people think means good luck because clover plants usually have three leaves.
John has a four-leaf clover in his pocket. He thinks he will have good luck now.
freeze over
To become covered with ice.
The children wanted the lake to freeze over so they could ice-skate.
fuss over
fuss about
make a fuss over
To quarrel about something or someone.
I want you kids to stop fussing about who gets the drumstick.
To he excessively concerned about someone or something; worry.
Let's not fuss over such an insignificant problem!
To show exaggerated care or preoccupation about a person or an animal.
Aunt Hermione is constantly fussing over her old lapdog.
get over
To finish.
Tom worked fast to get his lesson over.
To pass over.
It was hard to get over the muddy road.
To get well from; recover from.
The man returned to work after he got over his illness.
It took me over a month to get over my cold, but I'm finally well now.
To accept or forget (a sorrow or surprise.)
It is hard to get over the death of a member of your family.
We could not get over the speed of Mary's recovery from pneumonia.
It seems that Mr. Mason will never get over the death of his wife.
gloss over
To try to make what is wrong or bad seem right or not important; try to make a thing look easy; pretend about; hide.
Billy broke a window and Mother tried to gloss it over by saying it wouldn't cost much to have it fixed, but Father spanked Billy anyway.
John glossed over his mistake by saying that everybody did the same thing.
go off the deep end
go overboard
To act excitedly and without careful thinking.
John has gone off the deep end about owning a motorcycle.
Mike warned his roommate not to go off the deep end and get married.
Some girls go overboard for handsome movie and television actors.
Just because you had a serious argument with your supervisor, you didn’t have to go off the deep end and resign, did you?
When Dan’s wife demanded a divorce, he went off the deep end again. This time he was shouting so that the whole neighborhood could hear.