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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Unfortunately, the latest innovation doesn’t come cheap.
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
For a three-cap England international who had also been at the heart of Arsenal’s turnaround under Mikel Arteta, a deal would not come cheap either for prospective suitors.
—Peter Rutzler, The Athletic, 2 Aug. 2024
That sort of world-building for your pet won’t come cheap.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 15 Oct. 2024
At £40, this doesn’t come cheap and does have a slightly off-putting plastic smell.
—Venus Wong, refinery29.com, 27 Sep. 2024
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
For a three-cap England international who had also been at the heart of Arsenal’s turnaround under Mikel Arteta, a deal would not come cheap either for prospective suitors.
—Peter Rutzler, The Athletic, 2 Aug. 2024
That sort of world-building for your pet won’t come cheap.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 15 Oct. 2024
At £40, this doesn’t come cheap and does have a slightly off-putting plastic smell.
—Venus Wong, refinery29.com, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Come cheap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20cheap. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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