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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Alonso will not come cheap if the Mets want to keep him around.
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Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
Meta’s $14 billion bet suggests the answer won’t come cheap.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Aug. 2025
And any further assistance likely won’t come cheap.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 24 July 2025
Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanual Clase won’t come cheap nor will Minnesota Twins right-handers Jhoan Duran or Griffin Jax or Baltimore Orioles closer Felix Bautista (back from Tommy John surgery this year).
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 17 July 2025
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Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
Meta’s $14 billion bet suggests the answer won’t come cheap.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Aug. 2025
And any further assistance likely won’t come cheap.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 24 July 2025
Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanual Clase won’t come cheap nor will Minnesota Twins right-handers Jhoan Duran or Griffin Jax or Baltimore Orioles closer Felix Bautista (back from Tommy John surgery this year).
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 17 July 2025
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“Come cheap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20cheap. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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