If someone is hard-nosed, chances are he will never pay through the nose, or pay too much money, for an object or service.

VOA: special.2009.09.13

They pay too much for things. I am not rich.

VOA: special.2009.10.18

They thought seven million dollars was too much to pay for a worthless piece of frozen land.

VOA: special.2010.02.11

If it rains too much or too little, crop insurance can pay for losses.

VOA: special.2010.05.11

The proposal would not limit bankers' pay, but would allow the Fed to review, and possibly veto, pay policies that cause too much risk-taking at banks.

VOA: standard.2009.10.22