Meaning
Very common and of little value.
Primary Function
Commonness disparagement.
Communicative Purpose
To indicate oversupply.
Pattern
a dime a dozen
Core Structure
a dime a dozen
Função primária
Commonness disparagement.
Propósito comunicativo
To indicate oversupply.
Situações de gatilho
Cheap items, plentiful skills.
Contextos
Commerce, job market.
Padrão
a dime a dozen
Estrutura central
a dime a dozen
Slots de substituição
none
Colocados típicos
- are
- these
- ideas like that
Substituições comuns
- ten a penny (BrE)
Erros comuns
*a dime for a dozen* (prep)
Similar / contraste
two-a-penny, commonplace
Interferências
Not about coins.
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Nuance
Dismissive, unimpressed.
Efeito pragmático
Diminishes perceived value.
Dica de memória
Dime buying twelve items.
Nota
This idiom is used to express that something is so common that it has little value.
Upgrade path
abundant and of negligible value (formal)
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