Preview（腕試し）

Charles: Lucy, did you finally get your new air conditioner?

Lucy: Yeah, and the air conditioner itself was quite inexpensive. Unfortunately, I had to pay through the nose to get it installed.

Lucy paid ____________ to get her air conditioner installed.

A. a little

B. nothing

C. too much

Quick Glossary （用語辞典）

install = 取り付ける

fix = 修理する

repair = 修理する

Examples（例文）

This idiom means "to pay too much for something." It's a slang expression that is often used when we have to pay much, much more than we had expected to or wanted to.

My minor engine problem turned out to be rather big. I had to pay through the nose to get my car fixed.

The small, quiet bar Joe went into was actually an expensive hostess bar. He ended up paying through the nose for just one beer and a bowl of peanuts.

Exercises（練習）Type the appropriate form of "pay through the nose" in the box.	Answer (答え)
1. Jack had to to get his computer's motherboard replaced.	->
2. Suzanne for the rare dog she got, but she really didn't want any other kind of dog.	->
3. Though he thought it would be a simple engine repair, Harold ended up to get his little Volkswagen repaired.	->