come cheap
idiom
: to be available at a low price
—usually used in negative statements
These materials don't come cheap.
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However, the return to the Colosseum didn’t come cheap, particularly after last year’s Hollywood strikes shut down production for months.
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Brent Lang, Variety, 28 Nov. 2024
Unsurprisingly, that kind of drag strip dominance does not come cheap.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2024
Unfortunately, the latest innovation doesn’t come cheap.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
For a three-cap England international who had also been at the heart of Arsenal’s turnaround under Mikel Arteta, a deal would not come cheap either for prospective suitors.
—Peter Rutzler, The Athletic, 2 Aug. 2024
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Brent Lang, Variety, 28 Nov. 2024
Unsurprisingly, that kind of drag strip dominance does not come cheap.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2024
Unfortunately, the latest innovation doesn’t come cheap.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
For a three-cap England international who had also been at the heart of Arsenal’s turnaround under Mikel Arteta, a deal would not come cheap either for prospective suitors.
—Peter Rutzler, The Athletic, 2 Aug. 2024
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“Come cheap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20cheap. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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