Idiom
cheap as chips
Meanings
Very cheap; costing very little.
Definition
Very cheap; costing very little money.
If something is described as "cheap as chips," it is extremely inexpensive. The phrase is common in British English and is often used in everyday speech. It can be used for products, services, or activities that cost very little.
Examples
- These headphones were cheap as chips, but they work fine.
- Train tickets can be cheap as chips if you book early.
- The café near my flat is cheap as chips for lunch.
- We found a hotel that was cheap as chips in the off-season.
Common mistake
Learners sometimes use it in very formal writing, but it is an informal, conversational idiom.
More at B2 level
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- chuffed to bits Very pleased and proud about something.
More idiom (adjective phrase)s
- chuffed to bits Very pleased and proud about something.
- easy as pie Used to say that something is very easy to do or understand.
- right as rain Completely well again, or in perfect condition.
- thick as two short planks Extremely stupid or slow to understand.
- all mouth and no trousers Someone who talks confidently about what they will do but does not take action.