two a penny
Cheap and plentiful
Two a penny describes something so common or abundant as to be nearly worthless.
The phrase evokes old market pricing—if you could buy two for a penny, neither one was worth much.
Smartphones are two a penny these days.
Advice is two a penny, but good advice is rare.
More common in British English; Americans typically say "a dime a dozen."
- pennyworthAmount a coin purchases
- oversupplyExcess beyond demand
- dime a dozenAbundant and unremarkable
- cheap as chipsExtremely inexpensive
- cheap and cheerfulAffordable and good-natured
throwaway · mass production · commodification · devaluation · ubiquitous · common as dirt · common as muck · surplus goods · bulk pricing · clearance sale · market saturation · bargain basement · bottom of the barrel · twain · diamond in the rough · commonplace · run-of-the-mill · nothing special
two a pennyrare
Seldom found or seen
scarce · precious · rare as hen's teeth · few and far between · valuable
two a pennyone of a kind
Utterly without equal
unique · exceptional · irreplaceable · extraordinary · special
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