Idioms

dirt cheap

This page is about the idiom dirt cheap

Meaning

You can say something is dirt cheap if it costs very little money.

For example

  • Be careful when you buy dirt cheap clothes. They could shrink easily or the colours could run when you wash them.

  • Kevin is very tight with his money. If he has to buy someone a present, it's always something dirt cheap.

Quick Quiz

If you buy something that's dirt cheap, the quality will probably

a. be excellent

b. be very low

c. be quite high
a) be excellent b) be very low c) be quite high

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