a dime a dozen

English

Etymology

As though twelve (a dozen) could be purchased for one dime (10¢).

Pronunciation

Audio (AU) (file)

Adjective

a dime a dozen

(Australia, US, idiomatic) So common as to be practically worthless.
People with your skills are a dime a dozen these days.

Synonyms

ten a penny

Translations

so common as to be practically worthless

Dutch: dertien in een dozijn
Finnish: (mahtua) kolmetoista tusinaan
French: à la pelle (fr)
German: wie Sand am Meer (de), haufenweise (de), nachgeschmissen (de), nachgeworfen (de), hinterhergeworfen, en masse (de)
Hindi: कौड़ियों के भाव (kauṛiyõ ke bhāv), मिट्टी के मोल (miṭṭī ke mol)
Italian: a iosa (it), a dozzine
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: 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

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