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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Of course, property in this famously ritzy coastal town doesn't come cheap.
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2026
Humanity doesn’t come cheap, says the chicken.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The third-party probe doesn’t come cheap.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 23 Jan. 2026
Priced at anything from $176-234 million (€150-200 million), however, the World Cup winner won’t come cheap and such a fee will be difficult to raise for a club still recovering from a post-pandemic economic crisis.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2026
Humanity doesn’t come cheap, says the chicken.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The third-party probe doesn’t come cheap.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 23 Jan. 2026
Priced at anything from $176-234 million (€150-200 million), however, the World Cup winner won’t come cheap and such a fee will be difficult to raise for a club still recovering from a post-pandemic economic crisis.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Come cheap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20cheap. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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