To make (one) pay through the nose In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "to make (one) pay through the nose", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Julia Huong calendar 2022-02-15 04:02

Meaning of To make (one) pay through the nose (redirected from make (one) pay through the nose )

Synonyms:

put (one) to great expense

Make (one) pay through the nose verb phrase informal

To make someone to pay a large sum of money for something.

She made her father pay through the nose to obtain the villa.

Sending three children through college makes her pay through the nose.

That big mistake makes him pay through the nose to reprint the whole book.

Other phrases about:

POSH - Port out, starboard home
Elegance, swanky, rich, of high class
price yourself/something out of the market

To change the price of something

pick up the tab

To pay the bill for something

cost a bomb

Used to indicate something that is very expensive

cost a packet

Have a very high price

Grammar and Usage of Make (one) pay through the nose

Verb Forms

  • to make (one) pay through the nose
  • makes (one) pay through the nose
  • made (one) pay through the nose
  • making (one) pay through the nose

The verb "make" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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