# drug on the market

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/drug-on-the-market
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

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

## Examples

- These cheap plastic toys are a drug on the market right now.
- Because so many houses are for sale in this neighborhood, they have become a drug on the market.
- With the sudden influx of mass-produced digital art, original sketches have unfortunately become a drug on the market, struggling to find interested buyers.

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