pay through the nose

/ˌpeɪ θruː ðə ˈnəʊz/INFORMAL · C1
中文對應近似對應
敲竹槓
字面意思: «通過鼻子付錢»

意思

to pay far too much for something

為某物付出過高的價錢.

例句

  1. 1We paid through the nose for bottled water inside the station.
  2. 2Book ahead unless you want to pay through the nose at reception.
  3. 3With no rooms elsewhere, we paid through the nose; the hotel charged triple its usual rate.
  4. 4Do tourists always pay through the nose here? This sandwich costs twice the usual price.
  5. 5Delivery costs more than the parcel; I am not paying through the nose just to avoid collecting it.

文法

動詞變化形式:pay、paid、paid。所買的東西或服務前用 for。

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