to damage someone or something either by taking away many small amounts of money or by giving too much attention to details:
Dime a dozen
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adj: something so common that its value is little or nothing.
Dime a dozen meaning & definition 1 of Dime a dozen.
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easy to come by, next to worthless
Dime a dozen meaning & definition 2 of Dime a dozen.
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cheap, easily replaced, not valuable
Dime a dozen meaning & definition 3 of Dime a dozen.
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An expression used to describe something or someone as generic or easy to find.
Dime a dozen meaning & definition 4 of Dime a dozen.
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Anything that is plentiful with little value. Possibly this phrase originated in the early 1900s as a sale discount for candies that cost a penny.
Dime a dozen meaning & definition 5 of Dime a dozen.
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to be had for next to nothing; common enough to be worthless
Dime a dozen meaning & definition 6 of Dime a dozen.
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Mr. Rawley, a prestigious educator from Imagine Schools says, In reference to dime meaning 10 and dozen, 12, this phrase can be described as an event or phenomenon occurring 10 out of 12 times.
Dime a dozen meaning & definition 7 of Dime a dozen.
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So cheap you can buy twelve for ten cents.
Dime a dozen meaning & definition 8 of Dime a dozen.
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Something which is so common it can be picked up with a minimum of funding.
Dime a dozen meaning & definition 9 of Dime a dozen.
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cheap, notworth much, easy to come by, not highly valued
Dime a dozen meaning & definition 10 of Dime a dozen.