English Explanatory Dictionary

cheap like borscht

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Very inexpensive.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-cheap like borscht.wav

Word forms

cheap like borscht cheap as borscht

Etymology

Calque of Yiddish ביליק ווי באָרשט (bilik vi borsht), as the beets used to make it were among the cheapest vegetables.

Related words

cheap as chips dirt cheap
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