heap 成语

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a cheap drunk

a person who gets drunk on one or two drinks Jo admits she's a cheap drunk. Her limit is two drinks.

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cheap

unwilling to spend money, not generous, tight They refuse to buy the boy a decent suit. They're too cheap.

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cheap drunk

(See a cheap drunk)

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cheap like borsch

not expensive, as cheap as vegetable soup I didn't pay much for this jacket. It was cheap like borsch.

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cheap skate

a person who does not pay his share, a tight-ass That cheap skate can keep his money. I'll pay for the tickets.

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cheapskate

a person who will not spend much money, a stingy person My friend is a cheapskate and won't even go to a movie with me.

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dirt cheap

very cheap, not expensive Cherries are dirt cheap in B.C. during the summer.

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talk is cheap

talk is not action, saying is easier than doing He says he's going to pay his debt, but talk is cheap.

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all over one like a cheap suit

to possess comprehensively, and usually intimately:"She was all over him like a cheap suit

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Cheap as chips

(UK) If something is very inexpensive, it is as cheap as chips.

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Cheap at half the price

If something's cheap at half the price, it's very cheap indeed.

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Cheap shot

A cheap shot is an unprincipled criticism.

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Heap coals on someone's head

To do something nice or kind to someone who has been nasty to you. If someone felt bad because they forgot to get you a Christmas gift, for you to buy them a specially nice gift is heaping coals on their head. ('Heap coals of fire' is also used.)

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On the cheap

If you do something on the cheap, you spend as little as possible to do it.

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To be dog cheap

If something's dog cheap, it is very cheap indeed.

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dirt cheap|cheap|dirt

adj. Extremely inexpensive. The apartment we are renting is dirt cheap compared to other apartments of similar size in this neighborhood.

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get off cheap|cheap|get|get off

v. phr. 1. To receive a lesser punishment than one deserves. Ted could have been sentenced to fifteen years in prison; he got off cheap by receiving a reduced sentence of five years. 2. To pay less than the normal price. If you had your car repaired for only $75, you got off cheap.
Antonym: GET AWAY WITH.

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heap coals of fire on one's head|coals|fire|head|h

v. phr., literary To be kind or helpful to someone who has done wrong to you, so that he is ashamed. Alice heaped coals of fire on Mary's head by inviting her to a party after Mary had gossiped about her. Jean Valjean stole the Bishop's silver, but the Bishop heaped coals of fire on his head by giving the silver to him.

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on the cheap|cheap|on

adv. phr. Inexpensively; on a tight budget. She buys most of her clothes on the cheap in secondhand stores.

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cheap at twice the price

cheap at twice the price
Very inexpensive, a good value for the money. For example, Pete got a $3,000 rebate on his new car—it was cheap at twice the price. For a synonym see dirt cheap.

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scrapheap

scrapheap
throw on the scrapheap
or toss on the scrapheap or cast on the scrapheap
to discard or get rid of as useless