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two-a-penny

/ˈtuː ə ˈpen.i/

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adjective

/ˈtuː ə ˈpen.i/C2formalbritish
  • ruНеформальная британская идиома, означающая очень распространённый или обычный, и поэтому не ценный и не особенный.

An informal British idiom meaning very common or ordinary, and therefore not valuable or special.

  1. Common and worthlessC1informalbritish

    Something that is very common and therefore has little value or is considered unimportant.

    ruОбычный и никчёмный

    • In this market, such trinkets are two-a-penny.
    • His excuses are two-a-penny; nobody believes them anymore.
    • Cheap souvenirs are two-a-penny in tourist shops.

    Synonymsbanalcheapcommoncommonplacehackneyedordinarytrite

    Antonymsexclusivepreciousrarescarceuniquevaluable

Forms
  • more two-a-penny comparative form
  • most two-a-penny superlative form