dime a dozen

dime a dozen

English

Etymology

As though twelve (a dozen) could be purchased for one dime.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

a dime a dozen

1. (US, idiomatic) So common as to be practically worthless.

   People with your skills are a dime a dozen these days.

Synonyms

• ten a penny

Related terms

• dime
• dozen

Translations

so common as to be practically worthless

Dutch: dertien in een dozijn Finnish: (mahtua) kolmetoista tusinaan French: treize à la douzaine (fr) German: im Dutzend billiger Hindi: कौड़ियों के भाव (kauṛiyõ ke bhāv), मिट्टी के मोल (miṭṭī ke mol) Italian: a iosa (it), a dozzine

Kurdish: ne hêja ye pênc qirûşan‎ (ku) (ne hêja ye pênc qirûşan) Russian: как соба́к нере́занных (kak sobák nerézannyx), двена́дцать на дю́жину (dvenádcatʹ na djúžinu) Spanish: adocenado (es) Swedish: gå tretton på dussinet Thai: มากจนเป็นของธรรมดา

See also

• buyer's market

Anagrams

• daemonized, dæmonized