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From: jeff@rtech.ARPA (Jeff Lichtman)
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Subject: Re: Pay through the nose
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Date: Mon, 25-Mar-85 03:22:01 EST
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> By the way, has anyone a good etymology for "pay through the
> nose" ??
>                                 _
> Peter Benson                    | ITT Defense Communications Division

I read somewhere once that the idea behind this expression is that
it would be very painful to have to pass money (or other forms of
payment) through one's nose.
-- 
Jeff Lichtman at rtech (Relational Technology, Inc.)
aka Swazoo Koolak