[General] dirt cheap

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vil

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Dear teachers,

Would you be kind enough to tell me whether I am right with my interpretation of the expression in bold in the following sentence?

“This is extremely good port”, he said diplomatically. “an dirt cheap.”

as cheap as dirt = dirt cheap = very cheap

Thanks for your efforts.

Regards,

V
 

buggles

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Dear teachers,

Would you be kind enough to tell me whether I am right with my interpretation of the expression in bold in the following sentence?

“This is extremely good port”, he said diplomatically. “and dirt cheap.”

as cheap as dirt = dirt cheap = very cheap :tick:

Thanks for your efforts.

Regards,

V

"Dirt cheap" is commonly used, but we rarely say, "As cheap as dirt."

"As cheap as chips", is more common in the UK.
 
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