A dime a dozen 字面解释是“一角硬币和一打”,那是什么意思呢?请看对话:
A: Do you like my new pants? They’re from UNIQLO.
B: They’re alright. They are a dime a dozen, though.
A: I think their garments are the best given their prices. Do you have any other recommended brands?
B: Nope. Actually I think you are right.
Note: If a thing is very common, cheap and easy to get, we say it is “a dime a dozen.” A dime is a 10-cent coin in the United States, and a dozen of something has 12 of them. The idiom originated from sometime in the 1800s where a number of different foods were being sold for the the literal price of a dime a dozen.
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