pay through the nose

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic)Topayanexorbitantorexcessiveamount, either inmoneyor in some othermanner.[from 17th c.]Hypernym:pay over the odds1650, G[eorge]W[alker],Anglo-tyrannus, or The Idea of a Norman Monarch, Represented in the Paralell Reignes ofHenrie the ThirdandCharlesKings of England,[…]‎[2], London:[…]George Thompson[…],→OCLC, archived fromthe originalon15 April 2019,page20:Observe here the happy estate of our Ancestors under Monarchy, who, if they gained but this advantage[…]of receiving a few good Grants, and enjoying a pittance of Freedom, once in 4 or 5 ages when their King was too young to playRex,and there hapned a wise and honest Protector; yet were sure topay through the nosefor it afterwards with double and treble interest for forbearance.1672, [Andrew Marvell],The Rehearsal Transpros’d: Or, Animadversions upon a Late Book, Entituled, A Preface, Shewing what Grounds there are of Fears and Jealousies of Popery, London:[s.n.],→OCLC,page270:But vvhen they came to ſeek for Match, and Bullet, and Povvder, there vvas none to be had. The Fanaticks had bought it all up, and made thempayfor it moſt unconſcionably, andthrough the noſe.1751, [Alain-René Lesage], “Gil Blas Acquires the Theatrical Taste, Abandons Himself to the Pleasures of a Comic Life, with which however, He is Disgusted in a Little Time”, in [Tobias George Smollett], transl.,The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane.[…], 3rd edition, volume I, London:[…]J. Osborn,[…],→OCLC, book III,page257:[F]armers of the revenue vvere admitted, vvho, far from being gratified for their preſence, as they are in their ovvn aſſemblies, vvere obliged topay through the noſefor their reception.1782, [Frances Burney], “A Prating”, inCecilia, or Memoirs of an Heiress.[…], volume V, London:[…]T[homas]Payne and Son[…], andT[homas]Cadell[…],→OCLC, book X,page287:[S]he[a lady]'s a mere nobody, as one may ſay, till ſhe can get herſelf a huſband, being ſhe knovvs nothing of buſineſs, and is made topayfor every thingthrough the noſe.1795December, “[Monthly Chronicle. Home News.]Hare and Stag Chace.”, inThe Freemasons’ Magazine: Or, General and Complete Library, volume V, London:[…]J. Parsons,[…],→OCLC,page433:Several persons have already left offsnuff-taking, in consequence of the additional duty on tobacco, observing that they have no idea ofpaying through the nosefor the expence of war.1889,Robert Louis Stevenson,Lloyd Osbourne, “Final Adjustment of the Leather Business”, inThe Wrong Box, London:Longmans, Green, and Co.,→OCLC,page282:I seem to understand that this gentleman[…]is thefons et origoof the trouble; and, from what I gather, he has alreadypaid through the nose.1918,Peter B[ernhard] Kyne, chapter XXXVI, inThe Valley of the Giants, New York, N.Y.:Grosset & Dunlap,→OCLC,page358:"You'llpay through the nosefor this, you scoundrel," Sexton whimpered. "I'll fix you, you traitor."1920,John Galsworthy, “Where Forsytes Fear to Tread”, inIn Chancery(The Forsyte Saga; 2), London:William Heinemann,→OCLC, part II,page159:[T]hat fellow would milk the settlements somehow, and make his familypay through the noseto keep him out of bankruptcy or perhaps even gaol!1995,Francine Mathews, chapter 1, inDeath in Rough Water(A Merry Folger Mystery), New York, N.Y.:William Morrow and Company,→ISBN,page12:Somebody figured out that a harpooned fish dies quicker and tastes better than one caught by the long-liners' nets. Whole Foodspays through the nosefor it, all over the country. So do restaurants.2021April 8, “Brace for the Amazon effect on live sport”, inThe Economist‎[3], London:The Economist Group,→ISSN,→OCLC, archived fromthe originalon8 April 2021:At a time when other entertainment is available at a sliver of the price from Netflix and other streaming services, live sport is the only thing left to induce viewers topay through the nosefor pay-TV.

Examples:

EN: I don't know, but I very often pay through the nose.
ES: No sé, pero a veces pago cuentas de narices.
EN: And pay through the nose, too.
ES: Y dar la cara.
EN: I help him to pretend, but I make him pay through the nose.
ES: Le ayudo a fingir,... pero le hago pagar un dineral.
EN: Using my son to get information, and then making me pay through the nose.
ES: Sacarle información a mi hijo y hacerme pagar un ojo de la cara.
EN: We're sunk, and we'll have to pay through the nose, and you know it.
ES: No nos queda otra. Tenemos que pagar y usted lo sabe.
EN: Is beat him to it, option everything in sight, make him pay through the nose.
ES: Compraremos todo lo que podamos y los haremos pagar.
EN: They pay through the nose!
ES: ¡Pagan con la nariz!
EN: This is where a congressman lives, But he has to keep up a place in his hometown And pay through the nose for an apartment in Washington
ES: Aquí es donde vive un congresista, pero él tiene que mantener un lugar en su ciudad natal y pagar un dineral por un apartamento en Washington si tiene la suerte de encontrar uno.
EN: Sammy. Don't be a fool. Make him pay through the nose.
ES: Sammy, no seas tonto, sácale todo lo que puedas.
EN: If this is your idea of a funny joke Bud, let me tell you this. Someone is going to pay through the nose. ─ Now, wait a minute.
ES: Si esta es tu idea de una broma divertida, Bud, deja que te diga que alguien va a pagar con su nariz.
EN: The ugly ape made us pay through the nose.
ES: Claro que por 50 billetes.
EN: And I bet he'd pay through the nose if we could solve it for him.
ES: ¡No nos podrá pagar lo suficiente por salvarlo!
EN: You think I pay through the nose so you can play maid?
ES: ¿Crees que pago un ojo de la cara para que juegues a la mucama?
EN: I help him pretend, but make him pay through the nose.
ES: Le ayudo a fingir, pero hago que lo pague bien caro.
EN: He's gonna pay through the nose mister, and so is the railroad.
ES: Va a pagarlo, y la Compañía también.

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