- not come cheap
- to cost or charge a lot
He doesn't come cheap, but he gets the job done on time.
English dictionary. 2014.
not come cheap
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not come cheap — ► if you say that something does not come cheap, you mean that it is of good quality and is therefore expensive: »If you want a qualified accountant, their services don t come cheap. Main Entry: ↑cheap … Financial and business terms
not come cheap — phrase to cost or charge a lot He doesn’t come cheap, but he gets the job done on time. Thesaurus: to cost a lot of moneysynonym Main entry: cheap … Useful english dictionary
something does not come cheap — sth does not come ˈcheap idiom something is expensive • Violins like this don t come cheap. Main entry: ↑cheapidiom … Useful english dictionary
come cheap — to be available at a low price usually used in negative statements His services don t come cheap. [=his services are not cheap; his services are expensive] These materials don t come cheap. • • • Main Entry: ↑cheap come cheap see ↑cheap, 2 … Useful english dictionary
come cheap — not cost a lot of money, add up to a small sum of money … English contemporary dictionary
cheap — 1 /tSi:p/ adjective 1 PRICE not at all expensive, or lower in price than you expected: You re just not going to find a cheap leather coat. | the cheapest TV on the market | dirt cheap (=extremely low in price): These CDs are dirt cheap. see… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
cheap — cheap1 [ tʃip ] adjective *** ▸ 1 not expensive ▸ 2 not of good quality ▸ 3 against spending money ▸ 4 unkind/unfair ▸ 5 without value ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) not expensive: People should have access to cheap, fresh food. The local buses are cheap and… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cheap — Colloquialism implying that a commodity is underpriced. Chicago Board of Trade glossary * * * cheap cheap [tʆiːp] adjective 1. not costing very much to buy: • At least the accommodation and food are cheap. • Buyers got their orders in while… … Financial and business terms
come — come1 [ kʌm ] (past tense came [ keım ] ; past participle come) verb *** ▸ 1 move/travel (to here) ▸ 2 reach particular state ▸ 3 start doing something ▸ 4 reach particular point ▸ 5 be received ▸ 6 happen ▸ 7 exist or be produced ▸ 8 be… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cheap — I UK [tʃiːp] / US [tʃɪp] adjective Word forms cheap : adjective cheap comparative cheaper superlative cheapest *** 1) a) not expensive People should have access to cheap, fresh food. The local buses are cheap and reliable. a cheap and plentiful… … English dictionary
