come cheap
idiom
: to be available at a low price
—usually used in negative statements
These materials don't come cheap.
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Unfortunately, Cruz wouldn't come cheap.
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Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Its clothing doesn’t come cheap — a nylon tunnel down hooded jacket costs $1,075 — but its investment in material innovation and appreciation of (and ability to intertwine with) modern culture has contributed to its enduring popularity.
—Steve Salter, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
The film will need to show some impressive staying power because those light suits and grid action didn’t come cheap.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
And good lawyers don’t come cheap.
—The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
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Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Its clothing doesn’t come cheap — a nylon tunnel down hooded jacket costs $1,075 — but its investment in material innovation and appreciation of (and ability to intertwine with) modern culture has contributed to its enduring popularity.
—Steve Salter, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
The film will need to show some impressive staying power because those light suits and grid action didn’t come cheap.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
And good lawyers don’t come cheap.
—The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for come cheap
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“Come cheap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20cheap. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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