a dime a dozen
- 1So common and easy to get that it has almost no value.
Like grains of sand on a beach: there is so much that no single piece feels special.
Cheap phone chargers are a dime a dozen at the airport.
Pretty beach photos are a dime a dozen, so hers had to stand out.
Similarcommonplace, plentiful, abundant, common
Oppositerare, scarce, uncommon
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Origin
It comes from the idea that you could buy twelve of something for just one dime (10 cents).