harsh one's mellow »
Disturbing someone otherwise in a state of calm.
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highway robbery »
Said of excessive or exorbitant prices.
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in stride »
Without disturbing one's course of activities.
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pay through the nose »
To pay a high price, especially an exorbitant or excessive amount, either in money or in some other manner.
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price out of the market »
To charge an exorbitant price for a service or product so that no one will purchase it.
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rip off »
To charge an exorbitant or unfair rate.
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robber baron »
In Europe, an aristocrat who charged exorbitant fees or otherwise exacted money from people who journeyed across land or waterways which he controlled.
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scissorbill »
And railroad term for someone who refused to join the union or who openly colluded with management to thwart the union.
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scissorbill »
Someone considered contemptible or foolish.
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scissorbill »
The black skimmer bird native to the Atlantic states, USA.
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sick puppy »
In a morbid or gruesome way.
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too big for one's britches »
Disturbingly confident, unacceptably cocky.
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