cheap like borscht

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Calque of Yiddish ביליק ווי באָרשט (bilik vi borsht), as the beets used to make it were among the cheapest vegetables.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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cheap like borscht (not comparable)

  1. (Canada, informal, simile) Very inexpensive.
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References

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  • “cheap like borscht” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.
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