pay through the nose
Example Sentences
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Then there are the teams that win, but pay through the nose to do it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
In other words, clients will manage their own portfolios rather than pay through the nose for fees.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
Moreover, customers are always going to pay through the nose for tickets to high-profile, massively popular acts like Taylor Swift.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2024
“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
They had to pay through the nose for Baby Wilson’s private room and private nurse.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
