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
Rawiya-Arabic
MaddieMAD-eeEnglish
Arness['a:nəs]
Godivagə-DIE-və (English)Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
Lusineh-Armenian
SigmundZEEK-muwnt (German), SIG-mənd (English)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English