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Pay Nose I Paid Worth Computer He'd Asked

The idiom "to pay through the nose" means to pay far too much for something, more than it is worth.

L'idioma "to pay through the nose" significa pagare un prezzo eccessivo per qualcosa, molto più di quanto valga.

Idiom to pay through the nose
Definition to pay more for something than it is worth
Examples - He paid through the nose for his new computer. If he'd just asked me I could have got him a much cheaper one.
- If you buy from there, you'll pay through the nose.
- I'm not going to that restaurant any more. The food is quite cheap, but you have to pay through the nose for a decent bottle of wine.
- I paid through the nose for the painting - but I liked it so much that I had to have it!

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