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drug on the market

idiom
Meaning

something which is overabundant at the moment and thus not in demand.


Examples
SIMPLE

These cheap plastic toys are a drug on the market right now.

CONTEXTUAL

Because so many houses are for sale in this neighborhood, they have become a drug on the market.

COMPLEX

With the sudden influx of mass-produced digital art, original sketches have unfortunately become a drug on the market, struggling to find interested buyers.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    black market

    Trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing, or price controls.

  2. 02

    bring one's own hide to market

    To create one's own fate, as a result of one's chosen character and actions; to experience the appropriate consequences of one's behavior.

  3. 03

    corner the market

    To monopolize a resource or commodity, as with the intent of driving up prices.

  4. 04

    gateway drug

    A typically legal or less harmful substance, such as marijuana, whose use is statistically associated with an increased likelihood of progressing to a more dangerous or illicit drug.

  5. 05

    meat market

    A place where one goes for a casual sexual encounter, such as a bar (establishment) or nightclub.

  6. 06

    seller's market

    An excess of demand over supply, leading to abnormally high prices; a market condition favoring the seller.

  7. 07

    spoil market

    Alternative form of spoil the market.

  8. 08

    spoil the market

    To set higher standards by overachieving, so others look inferior or unmotivated in comparison.

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