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单词 dirt-cheap
释义

dirt-cheap

[ durt-cheep ]
/ ˈdɜrtˈtʃip /
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adjective

very inexpensive: The house may need a lot of work, but it was dirt-cheap.

adverb

cheaply: They got it dirt-cheap.

Origin of dirt-cheap

First recorded in 1815–25

Words nearby dirt-cheap

Dirofilaria, dir. prop., dirt, dirt bag, dirt bike, dirt-cheap, dirt dauber, dirt-eating, dirt farm, dirt farmer, dirt poor
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British Dictionary definitions for dirt-cheap

dirt-cheap

adjective, adverb

informal at an extremely low price
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with dirt-cheap

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]

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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