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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Opulence like that doesn’t come cheap and rooms can rise up to $1,600 a night in September.
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Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Such superlatives don't come cheap, though.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 7 Sep. 2025
However, enjoying all these wonders won't come cheap, with the highest prices for gym memberships, movie tickets, public transportation and meals out.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Making a move for the superstar pass rusher would not come cheap.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
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Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Such superlatives don't come cheap, though.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 7 Sep. 2025
However, enjoying all these wonders won't come cheap, with the highest prices for gym memberships, movie tickets, public transportation and meals out.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Making a move for the superstar pass rusher would not come cheap.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Come cheap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20cheap. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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