Definition
something is very common, abundant, or easily available
Examples
1) In the city, street performers are a dime a dozen, each competing for
attention with their unique talents.
2) During the holiday season, shopping malls are filled with sales and
discounts, making bargains a dime a dozen.
Etymology
"A dime" refers to a ten-cent coin that twelve items can be bought for just
ten cents
Synonyms
two a penny, common as dirt
- englishdaily626.com [edited]
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I used to live on the same block as the one and only Xinhua booktore in town
and saved breakfast money to buy a-dime-a-dozen graphic novels, aka little kids'
books(LKB). A typical page was about 6"x4" with a couple of lines of caption
under a boxed black-and-white drawing. In a few dozens of pages, an LKB usually
told a short story or one episode of a saga. I would sit still for hours with a
pile of classics like General Yue Fei, Journey to the West, or the Three Kingdoms.
