pay through the nose常用俚语，字面意思“通过鼻子来付钱”，实际意思“出高价，花大钱”，也表示“被敲竹杠”。

【例句】
Small firms in both countries are suffering from a drought in bank finance ; when they can borrow they pay through the nose.
这两个国家的小公司们正遭受着银行融资短缺而融不到钱；但当他们好不容易能借钱的时候，他们往往会被敲竹杠。

They have to pay through the nose for health care and for decent education for their children.
他们需要花大价钱为医疗和为孩子能接受良好教育买单。