pay through the nose
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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
We have one daughter and pay through the nose for private childcare.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2023
“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
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
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