Significato: be a dime a dozen

essere da due soldi, non valer niente

doz Idioma

a dime a dozen

very cheap, low priced, dirt cheap He can remember when eggs were cheap - a dime a dozen.

dime a dozen

(See a dime a dozen)

six of one and a half dozen of the other

there is little difference between two things/situations Whatever you do is no problem for me. It is six of one and half a dozen of the other.

six of one and half-a-dozen of the other

two things the same, no difference It was six of one or half-a-dozen of the other as to whether or not we should take the train or the airplane. They both arrived at the same time and cost the same.

six of one, half a dozen of the other

nearly equal, about the same, like twins Panasonic and Quasar are very similar - it's six of one, half a dozen of the other.

dirty dozens

a game played by insulting the relatives of the other players

doze off

fall asleep or partly asleep unintentionally打瞌睡
The old man dozed off by the fire．老人在火炉旁打瞌睡。
The lecture was so long and boring that most students dozed off．演讲又长又枯燥无味以致于许多学生都打瞌睡了。

six of one and half a dozen of the other

Idiom(s): six of one and half a dozen of the other

Theme: CHOICE

about the same one way or another.(Fixed order.)
• It doesn't matter to me which way you do it. It's six of one and half a dozen of the other.
• What difference does it make? They're both the same—six of one and half a dozen of the other.

daily dozen

Idiom(s): daily dozen

Theme: EXERCISE

physical exercises done every day. (Informal.)
• My brother always feels better after his daily dozen.
• She would rather do a daily dozen than go on a diet.

by the dozens

Idiom(s): by the dozens

Theme: AMOUNT - MANY

many; by some large, indefinite number. (Similar to but less than hundreds.)
• Just then people began showing up by the dozens.
• I baked cakes and pies by the dozens.

by the dozen

Idiom(s): by the dozen

Theme: AMOUNT

twelve at a time; in a group of twelve.
• I purchase socks by the dozen.
• Eggs are usually sold by the dozen.
• Around here we have problems by the dozen.

Baker's dozen

A Baker's dozen is 13 rather than 12.

Talk nineteen to the dozen

If someone talks very quickly, they talk nineteen to the dozen.

baker's dozen|baker|dozen

n., informal Thirteen. "How many of the jelly doughnuts, Sir? " the salesclerk asked. "Oh, make it a baker's dozen."

by the dozen|by the hundred|by the thousand|dozen|

adv. phr. Very many at one time; in great numbers. Tommy ate cookies by the down. Often used in the plural, meaning even larger numbers. The ants arrived at the picnic by the hundreds. The enemy attacked the fort by the thousands.

daily dozen|daily|dozen

n., informal Gymnastic exercises; especially, several different exercises done daily. The boys did their daily dozen early each morning.

dime a dozen|dime|dozen

adj. phr., informal Easy to get and so of little value; being an everyday thing because there are many of them; common. Mr. Jones gives A's to only one or two students, but in Mr. Smith's class, A's are a dime a dozen.

six of one and half-a-dozen of the other|dozen|hal

n. phr. Two things the same; not a real choice; no difference. Which coat do you like better, the brown or the blue? It's six of one and half-a-dozen of the other. Johnny says it's six of one and half-a-dozen of the other whether he does the job tonight or tomorrow night.

doze

doze
doze off
to fall into a light sleep

dozen

dozen
see baker's dozen; by the dozen; daily dozen; dime a dozen; six of one, half a dozen of the other.