make (one) pay through the nose



make (one) pay through the nose

To cause one to pay a lot of money for something. I hate how the city makes everyone pay through the nose for parking—it's so annoying!
See also: make, nose, pay

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lelia-Italian
HeddaHED-dahNorwegian, Swedish
Aeneas[i:'ni:æs]
Aboubacar-Western African
Emery['eməri]
JuliÁNhoo-LYAHNSpanish