Idioms for nose
Origin of nose
before 900; Middle English (noun); Old English
nosu; akin to Dutch
neus, German
Nase, Latin
nāsus, Sanskrit
nāsā
OTHER WORDS FROM nose
nose·less, adjective nose·like, adjective un·nosed, adjectiveWords nearby nose
norwood,
nos-,
nos.,
noscapine,
nosce te ipsum,
nose,
nose about,
nose bag,
nose candy,
nose cone,
nose dive
British Dictionary definitions for pay through the nose
nose
/ (nəʊz) /
noun
verb
See also
nose out
Derived forms of nose
noseless, adjective noselike, adjectiveWord Origin for nose
Old English
nosu; related to Old Frisian
nose, Norwegian
nosa to smell and
nus smell
Medical definitions for pay through the nose
nose
[ nōz ]
n.
The part of the human face or the forward part of the head of other vertebrates that contains the nostrils and organs of smell and forms the beginning of the respiratory tract.
Cultural definitions for pay through the nose
pay through the nose
To pay unreasonably high prices: “If you visit any major city these days, you had better be prepared to pay through the nose for a hotel room.”
Idioms and Phrases with pay through the nose (1 of 2)
pay through the nose
Pay an excessive amount for something, as in We paid through the nose for that vacation. The origin of this term has been lost. Possibly it alludes to the Danish nose tax, imposed in Ireland in the 9th century, whereby delinquent taxpayers were punished by having their noses slit. [Second half of 1600s]
Idioms and Phrases with pay through the nose (2 of 2)
nose