pay through the nose

釋義

1. 牛津電影裡 67%

   （為…）付過高的價

   to pay too much money for sth

   Using my son to get information, and then making me pay through the nose.

   We're sunk, and we'll have to pay through the nose, and you know it.

2. 編輯釋義電影裡 33%

   讓人付出慘重代價（流血、人命或懲罰）

   to make someone suffer a heavy non-monetary cost, in blood, lives, or punishment

   Make them pay through the nose!

電影裡這樣說 · 5 部

• Make them pay through the nose!Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary in Concert2010
• We're sunk, and we'll have to pay through the nose, and you know it.Double Indemnity1944
• Using my son to get information, and then making me pay through the nose.You Can't Take It with You1938
• Oh you will pay through the nose, you will pay through the nose.She Loves Me2016
• And they will pay through the nose to get it.The Incredibles2004
• Naturally, of course, we're paying through the nose for it,Beaches1988

在完整場景裡學

• 雙重賠償1944
  • 推銷保險初見女主人：for my money（依我看）
  • 續車險搭訕女主人：a honey of a（頂呱呱的）
  • 揭穿燒車騙保案：tie knots in one's stomach（胃裡擰成一團）
• 浮生若夢1938
  • 謀劃軍火壟斷又逼人賣地：cash in on（趁勢大撈一筆）
  • 勸小職員當田裡百合：when my ship comes in（等時來運轉那天）
  • 一家人各忙各的愛好：like hotcakes（十分搶手）
• 莫負當年情1988
  • 木棧道上兩個女孩初遇：blow a gasket（大發脾氣）
  • 試鏡落選後大發脾氣：pack it in（收攤）
  • 兩地書信互相打氣：falling apart（分崩離析）

同一詞條的短語

• the devil to pay
• he who pays the piper calls the tune
• pay court to
• pay dividends
• pay for itself
• pay good money for
• pay its way
• pay the penalty
• pay your respects
• pay your way
• you pays your money and you takes your choice
• cost an arm and a leg