How to Pronounce "pay through the nose"
expression
PAY throo thuh/ thee NOHZ
PAY throo thuh/ thee NOHZ
Definition
To pay much more money than something is worth; to pay an extremely high price for something.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈpeɪ/ /ˈθɹu/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈnoʊz
British English
pˈeɪ/ /θɹˈuː/ /ðə, ði/ /nˈəʊz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
PAY throo thuh/ thee NOHZ
UK
PAY throo thuh/ thee NOHZ
Listen in Context
I had to pay through the nose for this concert ticket.
If you don't book early, you'll pay through the nose for a hotel room.
We had to pay through the nose for parking near the stadium.
Everyone's complaining because they had to pay through the nose for groceries last week.