a dime a dozen

Meaning: So common as to be worth very little.

Example: “Guitar players are a dime a dozen in this town; drummers are rare.”

Origin: In early 20th-century America, ten cents a dozen was the price of the cheapest goods, such as eggs. The phrase is recorded from the 1930s.

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