dog cheap

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For instance, we say of a very cheap article, that it is "dog cheap."

From Heads and Tales : or, Anecdotes and Stories of Quadrupeds and Other Beasts, Chiefly Connected with Incidents in the Histories of More or Less Distinguished Men. by White, Adam

Brandenburg is sold to him at Constance, during the great Council, for about 200,000l. of our money, worth perhaps a million in that day; still, with its capabilities, "dog cheap."

From The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing by Ruskin, John

It is a quiet place, sure, and dog cheap.

From Mlle. Fouchette A Novel of French Life by Murray, Charles Theodore

He'd be dog cheap for it," said Davis; "he's one of those lazy beggars that never wear out.

From Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day by Lever, Charles James

"It's dog cheap," added Donald, who was beginning to think how he should manage the business without informing the purchaser that the Juno was his own property.

From The Yacht Club or The Young Boat-Builder by Optic, Oliver