dirt cheap
Definition
- Adjective:
- Extremely inexpensive; costing very little money: The term "dirt cheap" is an informal idiom used to emphasize that something is sold or available at a remarkably low price, often implying it is as cheap as something of little to no value, like dirt.
Usage
- As an adjective: It typically follows a linking verb like "be," "seem," or "become," or comes before a noun.
- The vegetables at the market are dirt cheap.
- They found a dirt cheap apartment in the old part of town.
Examples
- Adjective:
- During the sale, these shoes were dirt cheap.
- He bought a dirt cheap used car that still runs well.
Advanced Usage
- Comparative and Superlative Forms: While "dirt cheap" itself is a strong intensifier, it can sometimes be modified for further emphasis in informal contexts.
- This isn't just cheap; it's dirt cheap.
- That was the dirt cheapest price I've ever seen.
Variants and Related Words
- Cheap as dirt: A less common variant with the same meaning.
- I got this vintage lamp, cheap as dirt, at a garage sale.
Synonyms
- Inexpensive: Low in price.
- A steal: (Informal idiom) Something bought for a surprisingly low price.
- Rock-bottom: (Adjective) As low as possible.
Related Idioms
- For a song: (Idiom) Bought or sold for a very low price.
- She bought that beautiful painting for a song.
- Next to nothing: (Idiom) Costing almost nothing.
- We rented the cottage for next to nothing.
Adjective
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very cheap
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a dirt cheap property
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