pay through the nose
Example Sentences
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“I had no choice but to pay through the nose for cabbages,” said 56-year-old Sung Ok-Koung, a homemaker in Seoul, for whom making kimchi is an important family activity.
From Washington Post • Sep. 23, 2022
On the islands this can be much harder and the lack of choice means most locals have no option but to pay through the nose.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2022
“I’m sitting on a station group of eight stations, and I got to pay through the nose for programming,” former journalist Gendel explains.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2021
That might not sound like much, but consider that many Americans are unemployed, pay through the nose for private child care, and/or are already extremely unhappy at the prospect of wearing a mask.
From Slate • Nov. 23, 2020
"By gad, I'll have my lawyers on to her for this! I'll make her pay through the nose!"
From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl
