pay through the nose
Spend far too much
To pay through the nose is to pay an excessive amount, far more than something is worth: We paid through the nose for concert tickets.
The phrase implies being overcharged or forced into an unfavorable deal, often with a sense of resentment or reluctance.
- costlyHigh in price
- bleed dryDeplete of all resources
- nickel and dimeDrain through small amounts
- expensiveCosting much money
- highway robberyOutrageously excessive charge
rip-off · fortune · gouge · dear · exorbitant · overcharge · extortionate · price gouging · shell out · fork over · overpay · sticker shock · break the bank · fleece · swindle · an arm and a leg · steep · predatory pricing
- money idiomsarm and a leg, break the bank, penny pincher, cheapskate, tightwad
- payingpay, pay up, pay out, pay off, foot the bill
- spendingspending, shopping, purchases, expenses, bills
pay through the nosecheap
Low in price
affordable · budget-friendly · dirt cheap · reasonably priced · economical
pay through the noseinherit
Receive from predecessor
make money · profit · win
pay through the nosefree of charge
Requiring no money
gratis · on the house · complimentary · no charge · freebie
payment, paying, repayment, payments, payable, repaying, repays, payee, nonpayment