plunk down

[plunk down] {v.}, {informal}

1. To drop down; fall.

* /After walking a mile we plunked down on a bench to rest./

2. To drop something noisily or firmly.

* /He plunked the heavy suitcase down at the station./

3. To pay out, primarily an excessive amount

* /I had to plunk down $55 for a concert ticket./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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