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pay through the nose
pay 1 P0124900 (pā)v. paid (pād), pay·ing, pays v.tr.1. To give money to in return for goods or services rendered: pay the cashier.2. To give (money) in exchange for goods or services: paid four dollars for a hamburger; paid an hourly wage.3. To discharge or settle (a debt or obligation): paying taxes; paid the bill.4. To bear (a cost or penalty, for example) in recompense: She paid the price for her unpopular opinions.5. To yield as a return: a savings plan that paid six percent interest.6. To afford an advantage to; profit: It paid us to be generous.7. To give or bestow: paying compliments; paying attention.8. To make (a visit or call).9. Past tense and past participle paid or payed (pād) To let out (a line or cable) by slackening.v.intr.1. To give money in exchange for goods or services.2. To discharge a debt or obligation.3. To bear a cost or penalty in recompense: You'll pay for this mischief!4. To be profitable or worthwhile: It doesn't pay to get angry.adj.1. Of, relating to, giving, or receiving payments.2. Requiring payment to use or operate: a pay toilet.3. Yielding valuable metal in mining: a pay streak.n.1. The act of paying or state of being paid.2. Money given in return for work done; salary; wages.3. a. Recompense or reward: Your thanks are pay enough.b. Retribution or punishment.4. Paid employment: the workers in our pay.5. A person considered with regard to his or her credit or reliability in discharging debts.Phrasal Verbs: pay back1. To pay or return (what is owed as a debt).2. To repay (a person who is owed a debt).3. To give recompense to; reward: How can we ever pay you back for what you've done for us?4. To reciprocate; return: pay back a kindness.5. To retaliate against or get revenge upon. pay down To reduce (a debt) through payment. pay off1. To pay the full amount on (a debt).2. To result in profit or advantage; succeed: Your efforts will eventually pay off.3. To pay the wages due to (an employee) upon discharge.4. To pay (a plaintiff) to settle a lawsuit out of court.5. To bribe.6. Nautical To turn or cause to turn (a vessel) to leeward. pay out1. To give (money) out; spend.2. To let out (a line or rope) by slackening. pay up To give over the full monetary amount demanded.Idioms: pay (one's) dues To earn a given right or position through hard work, long-term experience, or suffering: She paid her dues in small-town theaters before being cast in a Broadway play. pay (one's) way To contribute one's own share; pay for oneself. pay the piper To bear the consequences of something. pay through the nose Informal To pay excessively.
[Middle English paien, from Old French paiier, from Late Latin pācāre, to appease, from Latin, to pacify, subdue, from pāx, pāc-, peace; see pag- in Indo-European roots.]
pay 2 P0124900 (pā)tr.v. payed or paid (pād), pay·ing, pays To coat or cover (seams of a ship, for example) with waterproof material such as tar or asphalt.
[Obsolete French peier, from Old French, from Latin picāre, from pix, pic-, pitch.]pay through the noseTo be charged an extremely high price for something.Translationsnose (nəuz) noun1. the part of the face by which people and animals smell and usually breathe. She held the flower to her nose; He punched the man on the nose. 鼻子 鼻子2. the sense of smell. Police dogs have good noses and can follow criminals' trails. 嗅覺 嗅觉3. the part of anything which is like a nose in shape or position. the nose of an aeroplane. 鼻狀物 鼻状物 verb1. to make a way by pushing carefully forward. The ship nosed (its way) through the ice. 小心向前推進 小心翼翼地向前移动2. to look or search as if by smelling. He nosed about (in) the cupboard. 翻看，翻找 窥探，四处查看 -noseda long-nosed dog. 有...鼻子的(後綴) 有...鼻子的（后缀） ˈnos(e)y adjective taking too much interest in other people and what they are doing. She is a very nos(e)y person. 愛管閒事的 爱管闲事的ˈnosily adverb 愛管閒事地 爱管闲事地ˈnosiness noun 愛管閒事 好打听，爱管闲事 ˈnose-bag noun food-bag for horses, hung over the head. (掛在馬頸上的)飼料袋 马首粮秣袋ˈnosedive noun a dive or fall with the head or nose first. The aeroplane did a nosedive into the sea. 俯衝 俯冲ˈnose job noun plastic surgery on the nose. 鼻子整形手術 鼻子整形手术 verb to make such a dive. Suddenly the plane nosedived. 俯衝 俯冲follow one's nose to go straight forward. 往前走 笔直走lead by the nose to make (a person) do whatever one wants. 牽著鼻子走 牵着鼻子走nose out to find (as if) by smelling. The dog nosed out its master's glove. 嗅出 嗅出pay through the nose to pay a lot, or too much. 被敲竹槓 被敲竹杠turn up one's nose at to treat with contempt. He turned up his nose at the school dinner. 嗤之以鼻 嗤之以鼻under (a person's) (very) nose right in front of (a person). The book was right under my very nose; He stole the money from under my very nose. 當著某人的面 当着某人的面pay through the nose
pay through the nose (for something)To pay an exorbitant amount of money (for something), especially more than is reasonable. You can get pretty good meals on airplanes these days, but you're going to pay through the nose. Universities are actually free for citizens in this country, but because I immigrated here I have to pay through the nose for my degree.See also: nose, pay, throughpay through the nose(for something) Go to pay an arm and a leg (for something).See also: nose, pay, throughpay through the nosePay an excessive amount for something, as in We paid through the nose for that vacation. The origin of this term has been lost. Possibly it alludes to the Danish nose tax, imposed in Ireland in the 9th century, whereby delinquent taxpayers were punished by having their noses slit. [Second half of 1600s] See also: nose, pay, throughpay through the nose INFORMALIf you pay through the nose for something, you pay more for it than is fair or reasonable. Some restaurant owners have even noticed that we do not like paying through the nose for our wines when eating out. It looks as though those taking out new insurance policies on their houses will be paying through the nose.See also: nose, pay, throughpay through the nose pay much more than a fair price. informal 1998 Country Life We pay a lot of money for a fairly ordinary garment in order to advertise a name that is only well-known because we pay through the nose for the huge advertising budget. See also: nose, pay, throughpay through the ˈnose (for something) (informal) pay a very high price for something: Why pay through the nose for a used car? Come to Smith’s for prices you can afford!See also: nose, pay, through pay through the nose Informal To pay excessively.See also: nose, pay, throughpay through the nose, toTo be charged an enormous price. The origin of this expression has been lost. One writer suggests it may come from the Danish nose tax, imposed in Ireland in the ninth century and so called because delinquent taxpayers were punished by having their noses slit. Another believes it may be connected with the old British slang word rhino, for money or cash. In any event, the term has been used for exorbitant payments since the seventeenth century.See also: pay, throughEncyclopediaSeenoseFinancialSeepay |