Pay through the nose for something 出高价，花大价钱
<p>今日短语<span word="Pay">Pay</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nose">nose</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="something">something</span> 出高价，花大价钱 </p><p>今日短语 在中世纪的英国，如果一个人没有缴税，那么他的鼻子就会被用刀刺穿一个洞以示惩罚。这正是 <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nose">nose</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="something">something</span> “通过鼻子支付”这个说法最初的含义，之后被引申成“为某事物花大价钱，支付高出合理的费用”。</p><p>例句 <span word="We">We</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="vacation">vacation</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="holidays">holidays</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nose">nose</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="tickets">tickets</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="then">then</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="bottle">bottle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wine">wine</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nose">nose</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nose">nose</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="brands">brands</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="like">like</span>.</p><p>请注意 另一个可以用来表示“花一大笔钱”的说法是 <span word="an">an</span> <span word="arm">arm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leg">leg</span> “一只胳膊和一条腿”，有时我们也说 <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="arm">arm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leg">leg</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="something">something</span>。如果我们需要“付出”一只胳膊或一条腿才能得到某物，那么“代价”显然是极其高昂的。</p><p>例句 <span word="Fuel">Fuel</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="arm">arm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leg">leg</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span>.</p><p><span word="Never">Never</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span>; <span word="it">it</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="arm">arm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leg">leg</span>.</p>
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