If you force somebody to pay money that he owes you, but that he did not want to pay, you might say, “I finally made him ________.”
| PAY UP | 14 |
| COUGH UP | 9 |
| PONY UP | 9 |
| SETTLE UP | 5 |
| COME UP WITH IT | 4 |
| COUGH IT UP | 4 |
| SHELL OUT | 3 |
| COME ACROSS WITH IT | 1 |
| SETTLE THE SCORE | 1 |
| SHELL IT OUT | 1 |
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