의미:
cheap
cheap ([동음어] cheep)〔OE 「(좋은) 거래」의 뜻에서〕
a.
1 싼, 값이 싼; <가게 등이> 싸게 파는, 물건이 싼; 《영》 할인의(opp. dear)
▶ a cheap car[ticket] 싼 차[표]
▶ a cheap trip(per) 《영》 (철도 등의) 할인 여행(자)
[유의어] cheap 일반 가격보다 싼, 또는 공급이 넘쳐서 싼. 흔히 싼 만큼 질이나 내용이 싸구려임을 뜻함:Beware of cheap imitations! 싸구려 모조품에 조심하시오! inexpensive 격식 있는 말로서 질이나 내용 치고 값이 싼; 싸구려의 느낌은 없음:on inexpensive meal 비싸지 않고 괜찮은 식사
2 <돈이> 저리(低利)의; (인플레이션으로) <통화가> 구매력[가치]이 저하한
3a 싸구려의, 시시한
▶ cheap jewelry 싸구려 보석
b 치사한, 저속한
4 《미·구어》 인색한
5 노력[고생]하지 않고 얻은, 쉽게 입수한
▶ win a cheap victory 낙승하다
6 부끄러워하는; 당황하는
(
as)
cheap as dirt=
dirt-cheap 《구어》 매우 싼, 헐값의
cheap and nasty 값 싸고 질이 나쁜
cheap at twice the price 굉장히 싼
feel cheap (1) 《구어》 풀이 죽다, 얼굴을 못 들다 (2) 《속어》 기분[몸]이 좋지 않다
hold cheap 깔보다, 경시하다
make one
self (
too)
cheap (지나치게) 자기를 낮추다, 값싸게 굴다
━ ad.
1 싸게
▶ buy cheap 싸게 사다
2 저속하게
▶ act cheap 천하게 굴다
get off cheap (수리비 등이) 싸게 치이다; (벌이) 가볍게 끝나다
━ n. [다음 성구로]
on the cheap 《영·구어》 싸게(cheaply)
cheap·ish a. cheap·ish·ly ad. ▷ chéapen
v.
cheap 관용구
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.
cheap
unwilling to spend money, not generous, tight They refuse to buy the boy a decent suit. They're too cheap.
cheap drunk
(See a cheap drunk)
cheap like borsch
not expensive, as cheap as vegetable soup I didn't pay much for this jacket. It was cheap like borsch.
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.
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.
dirt cheap
very cheap, not expensive Cherries are dirt cheap in B.C. during the summer.
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.
all over one like a cheap suit
to possess comprehensively, and usually intimately:"She was all over him like a cheap suit
Cheap as chips
(UK) If something is very inexpensive, it is as cheap as chips.
Cheap at half the price
If something's cheap at half the price, it's very cheap indeed.
Cheap shot
A cheap shot is an unprincipled criticism.
On the cheap
If you do something on the cheap, you spend as little as possible to do it.
To be dog cheap
If something's dog cheap, it is very cheap indeed.
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.
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.
on the cheap|cheap|on
adv. phr. Inexpensively; on a tight budget.
She buys most of her clothes on the cheap in secondhand stores.
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.