I got sidetracked in my research again. But you, Dear Reader, will be the beneficiary, because I stumbled upon a book from 1910, written by one Margaret Mixter, entitled Health and Beauty Hints, that is filled with sensible advice. Take… Read More
“Paying through the nose” means you’ve paid too much. The origin of the expression may have come from 9th-century Danes living in Ireland, who slit the nostrils of people that did not pay their taxes.