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cheap like borscht

cheap like borscht adjective: very inexpensive.

Adjective

cheap like borscht (not comparable)

  1. (Canada, informal, simile) Very inexpensive.

Forms of cheap like borscht

alternative formcheap as borscht

Origin of cheap like borscht

Calque of Yiddish ביליק ווי באָרשט (bilik vi borsht), as the beets used to make it were among the cheapest vegetables.

Questions about cheap like borscht

What does cheap like borscht mean?
Cheap like borscht means very inexpensive.
What part of speech is cheap like borscht?
Cheap like borscht is an adjective.

Words near cheap like borscht in the dictionary

  1. cheap drunks
  2. cheap fake
  3. cheap fakes
  4. cheap John
  5. cheap Johns
  6. cheap like borscht
  7. cheap out
  8. cheap seats
  9. cheap shot
  10. cheap shots
  11. cheap skate

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