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)

  1. (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.
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