pony up
Speech parts
1. pony up - Verb
2. pony up - Phrase
Meaning
give reluctantly
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Examples
He coughed up some money for his children's tuition
And one of the reasons why they’re slow about doing it is because the feds have basically said, “You’re responsible for the verification, and if people get on who shouldn’t get on, you’re going to have to pony up the resources.”
And simply making a good show isn’t enough: Companies also have to pony up to buy ad space on other podcasts to ensure that they’re discovered, basically advertising their advertisements.
Despite the fact that he’s not even a starting wideout, the Chiefs were ready to pony up as much cap space for a single year for Streater as three total players brought back this season on one-year deals: cornerback ($1M), and defensive lineman ($800K).
How have they benefited US agriculture, other than having US taxpayers pony up even larger subsidies.
But in most places, you'd have to pony up the fee yourself.