pay through the nose

被敲竹槓、花冤枉錢

to pay far too much

什麼時候用？

指花了遠高於行情的錢。

情境：旺季機票超貴，你只好硬著頭皮買。

We paid through the nose for last-minute tickets.

我們買最後一刻的票，花了一大筆錢。

Tourists often pay through the nose there.

觀光客在那裡常被敲竹槓、付特別貴。

I had to pay through the nose for the repair.

那次維修我付出了高得離譜的費用。

152 個高頻慣用語，四種題型加上間隔重複，
讓它們真的留在腦子裡。