Dime a Dozen

Welcome to English in a Minute,

Where we teach you about idioms in American English.

If you have heard American English, You have probably heard this:

it’s a dime a dosen

What does this phrase mean?

Let’s find out.

There’s no need for you to pay $20 for that hair brush, It’s too expensive

Why not?

I really need it.

The store down the street has them at a dime a dozen!

Come on, I’ll show you.

When you say something is “a dime a dozen,”

It means that there’s a lot of it,

It doesn’t cost much,

Or that it isn’t special.

It’s a dime a dozen.

This is a common way of saying that Something is so easy to get, That it doesn’t have much value.

And that’s English in a Minute.