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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Neither veteran will come cheap.
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Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
Of course, access doesn’t come cheap.
—Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
Advertisement That kind of orbiting infrastructure does not come cheap.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 31 Oct. 2025
But obviously, signing someone of Sheridan’s stature does not come cheap — and that’s okay.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
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Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
Of course, access doesn’t come cheap.
—Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
Advertisement That kind of orbiting infrastructure does not come cheap.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 31 Oct. 2025
But obviously, signing someone of Sheridan’s stature does not come cheap — and that’s okay.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 30 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 10 Dec. 2025.
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