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dirt cheap

extremely cheap. Buy some more of those plums. They're dirt cheap, In Italy, the peaches are dirt cheap.

See also: cheap, dirt

dirt cheap

  (informal)

extremely cheap This may seem like a great deal of money but in advertising terms it is dirt cheap.

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dirt cheap

Very inexpensive, as in Their house was a real bargain, dirt cheap. Although the idea dates back to ancient times, the precise expression, literally meaning "as cheap as dirt," replaced the now obsolete dog cheap. [Early 1800s]

See also: cheap, dirt

dirt cheap

mod. very cheap. Get one of these while they’re dirt cheap.

See also: cheap, dirt