cheap like borscht
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Etymology[edit]
Calque of Yiddish ביליק ווי באָרשט (bilik vi borsht), as the beets used to make it were among the cheapest vegetables.
Adjective[edit]
cheap like borscht (not comparable)
- (Canada, informal, simile) Very inexpensive.
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References[edit]
- “cheap like borscht” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.