"top dollar" in Chinese (Simplified)
高价
Definition
为某物支付的最高价格；通常指比平常或预期多的钱。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
口语表达，强调价格极高，常用在买卖、比较时。常和“付”、“卖”等动词搭配，不表示具体金额。
Examples
He paid top dollar for his new car.
他为他的新车付了**高价**。
Collectors will offer top dollar for rare coins.
收藏家会为稀有硬币出**高价**。
You have to pay top dollar for quality furniture.
优质家具需要付**高价**。
If you want the latest phone, be ready to shell out top dollar.
如果你想要最新的手机，得准备好花**高价**。
That designer bag fetched top dollar at the auction.
那只名牌包在拍卖会上卖了**高价**。
No one wants to pay top dollar for something they can get cheaper somewhere else.
没人愿意为可以在别处便宜买到的东西付**高价**。