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made in China

idiom

Cheaply manufactured; of poor or low quality, (especially) if made in East Asia.


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  1. 01

    all the tea in China

    Something very valuable or priceless.

  2. 02

    bull in a china shop

    A person who is clumsy, aggressive, without care, concern or self-control.

  3. 03

    China syndrome

    A hypothetical kind of catastrophic failure in which a nuclear reactor melts through the floor of its containment system and (if on land) penetrates the Earth's surface, continuing downward as if (from a Western Hemispheric point of view) traveling through the planet toward China.

  4. 04

    have it made

    To have accomplished all there is to do; to have no further work or difficulty.

  5. 05

    made for each other

    Well suited to be in a relationship with one another, especially as romantic or marital partners.

  6. 06

    made in Japan

    Cheaply manufactured; of poor or low quality, especially if made in East Asia.

  7. 07

    made in the shade

    In a condition characterized by comfort, success, easy living, or general well-being.

  8. 08

    made of sterner stuff

    strong and determined (especially more so than someone else, to whom one is being compared).

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