chea Idiom

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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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cheat on

break a marriage promise, be unfaithful He cheats on his wife. Now he's sleeping with a waitress.

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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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Cheat death

If someone cheats death, they narrowly avoid a major problem or accident.

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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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cheat on someone|cheat|cheat on

v. phr., informal To be unfaithful (to one's wife or husband, or to one's sweetheart or fiancee). It is rumored that Joe cheats on his wife.

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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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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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Archean

Archean
the Archean
the Archean Eon or its rocks

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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.