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to pay through the nose

to pay through the nose
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too pey throo stressed th ee nohz]
    • /tu peɪ θru stressed ði noʊz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too pey throo stressed th ee nohz]
    • /tu peɪ θru stressed ði noʊz/

Definition of to pay through the nose words

  • phrase to pay through the nose If you say that you paid through the nose for something, you are emphasizing that you had to pay what you consider too high a price for it. 0
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Parts of speech for To pay through the nose

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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to pay through the nose popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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