Idiom
cheap as chips
Meanings
Extremely inexpensive; very cheap.
Definition
Very cheap; costing very little money.
If something is cheap as chips, it is extremely inexpensive. People often use it to compare prices and emphasize how little something costs. It can describe products, services, or travel deals, especially in informal conversation.
Examples
- These headphones were cheap as chips, but they work fine.
- We found a hotel that was cheap as chips for the weekend.
- The tickets were cheap as chips because we booked early.
- Secondhand furniture can be cheap as chips if you know where to look.
More at B2 level
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- ballpark figure A ballpark figure is an approximate number or estimate, not an exact one.
- take the mickey To take the mickey means to tease someone or make fun of them in a not-too-serious way.
- chuffed to bits Extremely pleased and proud about something.
More idiom (adjective phrase)s
- over the moon Extremely happy or delighted about something.
- easy as pie Something that is easy as pie is very easy to do or understand.
- off one's trolley To be crazy or acting in a very irrational way.
- right as rain Used to say someone or something feels completely well or is back to normal.
- thick as two short planks Extremely stupid or slow to understand.