pay through the nose
verb
Roget 814:
be dear
etc.
adj.;
cost much,
cost a pretty penny;
rise in price,
look up.
[demand a price in excess of value]
overcharge,
bleed,
fleece,
extort.
[pay a price in excess of value]
pay too much,
pay through the nose,
pay too dear for one's whistle,
pay top dollar.
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Roget 818:
be prodigal
etc.
adj.;
squander,
lavish,
sow broadcast;
pour forth like water;
blow,
blow in [Slang];
pay through the nose
etc.
(dear)
814;
spill,
waste,
dissipate,
exhaust,
drain,
eat out of house and home,
overdraw,
outrun the constable;
run out,
run through;
misspend;
throw good money after bad,
throw the helve after the hatchet†;
burn the candle at both ends;
make ducks and drakes of one's money;
fool away one's money,
potter away one's money,
muddle away one's money,
fritter away one's money,
throw away one's money,
run through one's money;
pour water into a sieve,
kill the goose that lays the golden eggs;
manger son ble en herbe [Fr.].
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