Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the alternative that best describes the meaning of the given idiom/phrase.

To pay through the nose

  1. to be miserly

  2. to buy cheaply

  3. to pay much too high a price

  4. to lose courage

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C Correct answer
Explanation

To pay through the nose is an idiom meaning to pay an excessively high price for something. It does not relate to being miserly or buying cheaply.