I've got a ticket for tonight's football match, but I had to pay through the nose for it. 我搞到一張今晚的足球賽票子,但是我花了大價錢。
The Americans have been making them pay through the nose for the war supplies they've received. 美國人迫使他們對美國人提供的戰爭物資一直付出極大的代價。
The corner shop is convenient if you forget to get something in town, although you pay through the nose for anything you buy there. 如果你在鎮上忘了買什麼,在這個拐角商店裡可非常方便地買到,不過價錢要貴很多。