come cheap
idiom
: to be available at a low price
—usually used in negative statements
These materials don't come cheap.
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On Thursday, state lawmakers from both parties reminded them all that none of their asks would come cheap, if they get funded at all.
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 20 Mar. 2025
Here’s the problem: Warner Bros. granted a head-scratching $118 million to spend on production (replicating Pattinson doesn’t come cheap!) and another $80 million on marketing.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 9 Mar. 2025
Although some people whole heartedly believe that a bigger price tag means better quality, the drugstore has proven time and time again that good products can come cheap too.
—Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 7 Mar. 2025
Specialists to do this diagnosis didn’t come cheap and wouldn’t travel during the pandemic.
—Bysandeep Ravindran, science.org, 20 Feb. 2025
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 20 Mar. 2025
Here’s the problem: Warner Bros. granted a head-scratching $118 million to spend on production (replicating Pattinson doesn’t come cheap!) and another $80 million on marketing.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 9 Mar. 2025
Although some people whole heartedly believe that a bigger price tag means better quality, the drugstore has proven time and time again that good products can come cheap too.
—Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 7 Mar. 2025
Specialists to do this diagnosis didn’t come cheap and wouldn’t travel during the pandemic.
—Bysandeep Ravindran, science.org, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Come cheap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20cheap. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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