pay through the nose

pay through the nose
≈ платить бешеные деньги, платить втридорога

...that fellow would make his family pay through the nose to keep him out of bankruptcy or even perhaps gaol! (J. Galsworthy, ‘In Chancery’, part II, ch. IV) — ...этот субъект заставит свою семью заплатить какие угодно деньги, чтобы спасти его от банкротства или, может быть, даже от тюрьмы!

The man who really paid through the nose was the belligerent Smithers, who was convinced that the tradesman who could get the better of him never been born. (R. Aldington, ‘The Colonel's Daughter’, part III, ch. 2) — Кто действительно платил втридорога, так это воинственный Смизерс, убежденный, что еще не родился такой торговец, который сумел бы провести его.

She badly wanted a house of her own. That meant something called a mortgage. Tiger didn't know much about them excepting that they kept you paying through the nose all your life. (S. Chaplin, ‘The Watchers and the Watched’, ch. 2) — Джин очень хочет собственный дом. А это значит покупать под закладную. Что это такое - никому не известно, но ясно, что обдираловка с выплатой продлится всю жизнь.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • Pay through the nose — is an English expression. To pay through the nose for an item is to pay a very high price for that item.There are several competing folk derivations of this phrase, but they are regarded by philology as somewhat far fetched.One derivation holds… …   Wikipedia

  • pay through the nose — (for sth) INFORMAL ► to pay too much money for something: »There s no point in getting a bargain flight only to pay through the nose for car hire. Main Entry: ↑pay …   Financial and business terms

  • pay through the nose — If you pay through the nose for something, you pay a very high price for it …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • pay through the nose — ► pay through the nose informal pay much more than a fair price. Main Entry: ↑pay …   English terms dictionary

  • pay through the nose — pay high rates for rent or service, cost an arm...    If you rent a condo in Dover, you ll pay through the nose …   English idioms

  • pay through the nose — phrasal : to pay exorbitantly or dearly * * * pay through the nose To pay more than the fair price, to pay dearly • • • Main Entry: ↑pay * * * informal pay much more than a fair price * * * pay through the nose informal : to pay a very high price …   Useful english dictionary

  • pay through the nose — {v. phr.}, {informal} To pay at a very high rate; pay too much. * /He had wanted experience, but this job seemed like paying through the nose for it./ * /There was a shortage of cars; if you found one for sale, you had to pay through the nose./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • pay through the nose — {v. phr.}, {informal} To pay at a very high rate; pay too much. * /He had wanted experience, but this job seemed like paying through the nose for it./ * /There was a shortage of cars; if you found one for sale, you had to pay through the nose./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • pay\ through\ the\ nose — v. phr. informal To pay at a very high rate; pay too much. He had wanted experience, but this job seemed like paying through the nose for it. There was a shortage of cars; if you found one for sale, you had to pay through the nose …   Словарь американских идиом

  • pay through the nose — verb To pay a high price, especially an exorbitant or excessive amount, either in money or in some other manner. Youll pay through the nose for this, you scoundrel, Sexton whimpered. Ill fix you, you traitor …   Wiktionary

  • pay through the nose —    If you pay through the nose for something, you pay a very high price for it.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions


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