I'll warrant that he had to pay through the nose for those curios.

我保证他买那些古玩必定是上了大当。

I'll warrant that he had to pay through the nose for those curios .

我保证他买那些古玩必定是上了大当。

If someone is hard-nosed, chances are he will never pay through the nose, or pay too much money, for an object or service.

如果某个人性格顽固，那他就从不会付出比真正价值更高的钱，或者说他不会为一件东西或是一种服务付出太多的钱。

Perhaps most astonishing of all to English eyes, the Germans do not ask their public to pay through the nose for subscription television either.

也许最让英国人吃惊的是，德国人也不要公众花大钱去订购电视转播。