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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The problem of costs The efficiency boost doesn’t come cheap, however.
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Bernice Ooi, CNBC, 26 June 2025
The SoCal Vocal’s set list throughout the competitions featured everything from Lady Gaga to Beyoncé to Bob Dylan, and anyone who knows anything about placing songs into visual media knows such choices don’t come cheap.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Home insurance does not come cheap in the Land of Enchantment.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025
His lawyers, who include a team from Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, an élite corporate law firm, don’t come cheap.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
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Bernice Ooi, CNBC, 26 June 2025
The SoCal Vocal’s set list throughout the competitions featured everything from Lady Gaga to Beyoncé to Bob Dylan, and anyone who knows anything about placing songs into visual media knows such choices don’t come cheap.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Home insurance does not come cheap in the Land of Enchantment.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025
His lawyers, who include a team from Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, an élite corporate law firm, don’t come cheap.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 9 June 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 3 Jul. 2025.
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