pagar uma nota preta pay through the nose
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| Definition / notes: | To pay through the nose is to pay an exorbitant price for something. I'vefound a couple of possible origins, one of which I reckon to be a little "anaemic"; it goes as follows. As early as the 17th century "rhino" was slang for money; "Rhinos" is Greek for "nose". Noses bleed and someone who pays over the odds can also be said to bleed. http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/14/messages/63.html |
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