to pay a very high price for something
платить очень высокую цену за что-то (platit' ochen' vysokuyu tsenu za chto-to)
"We paid through the nose for that concert ticket."
"Мы заплатили целое состояние за этот билет на концерт." (my zaplatili tseloye sostoyaniye za etot bilet na kontsert)
to be born into a rich family
to be more successful than competitors
to stay calm and wait patiently
to take advantage of the present moment
to make a wrong assumption
to focus on moving forward and not dwell on past mistakes
