Sekirov Dictionary

pay through the nose

UK /ˌpeɪ θɹuː ðə ˈnəʊz/US /ˌpeɪ θɹu ðə ˈnoʊz/

verb1

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To pay an exorbitant or excessive amount, either in money or in some other manner.
- But vvhen they came to seek for Match, and Bullet, and Povvder, there vvas none to be had. The Fanaticks had bought it all up, and made them pay for it most unconscionably, and through the nose. — 1672

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