Idiom
ten a penny
Meaning
So common as to be practically or almost worthless.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“These old coins are ten a penny at the market.”
“In this city, coffee shops are ten a penny — there's one on every corner.”
“Once rare and sought-after, these mass-produced prints are now ten a penny, gathering dust in thrift shops across the country.”
Examples
simple
“These old coins are ten a penny at the market.”
contextual
“In this city, coffee shops are ten a penny — there's one on every corner.”
complex
“Once rare and sought-after, these mass-produced prints are now ten a penny, gathering dust in thrift shops across the country.”
Origin
With literal origins; now usually in the figuratively extended sense.
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