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

Mr Locke's crisp business had to pay through the nose because otherwise he would have run out of crisps, which makes up more than two thirds of his sales.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 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