- life is cheap
- if life is cheap somewhere, people's lives have little value so if they die it is not important.
In the city, gunmen rule the streets and life is cheap.
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life is cheap — life is ˈcheap idiom (disapproving) used to say that there is a situation in which it is not thought to be important if people somewhere die or are treated badly Main entry: ↑lifeidiom … Useful english dictionary
cheap — [[t]tʃi͟ːp[/t]] ♦♦ cheaper, cheapest 1) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ, ADJ n, v n ADJ Goods or services that are cheap cost less money than usual or than you expected. I m going to live off campus if I can find somewhere cheap enough... Smoke detectors… … English dictionary
cheap — cheap1 W2S1 [tʃi:p] adj comparative cheaper superlative cheapest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(low price)¦ 2¦(bad quality)¦ 3¦(not expensive to use)¦ 4¦(not deserving respect)¦ 5¦(not generous)¦ 6 cheap thrill 7 life is cheap … Dictionary of contemporary English
cheap — 1 /tSi:p/ adjective 1 PRICE not at all expensive, or lower in price than you expected: You re just not going to find a cheap leather coat. | the cheapest TV on the market | dirt cheap (=extremely low in price): These CDs are dirt cheap. see… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
cheap — cheap1 [ tʃip ] adjective *** ▸ 1 not expensive ▸ 2 not of good quality ▸ 3 against spending money ▸ 4 unkind/unfair ▸ 5 without value ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) not expensive: People should have access to cheap, fresh food. The local buses are cheap and… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cheap — I UK [tʃiːp] / US [tʃɪp] adjective Word forms cheap : adjective cheap comparative cheaper superlative cheapest *** 1) a) not expensive People should have access to cheap, fresh food. The local buses are cheap and reliable. a cheap and plentiful… … English dictionary
cheap — [[t]tʃip[/t]] adj. er, est, adv. n. 1) costing very little; relatively low in price; inexpensive 2) charging low prices: a cheap store[/ex] 3) shoddy or inferior 4) costing little labor or trouble: Talk is cheap[/ex] 5) mean or contemptible: a… … From formal English to slang
cheap*/*/*/ — [tʃiːp] adj I 1) not expensive People should have access to cheap, fresh food.[/ex] 2) not expensive and not of good quality cheap wine[/ex] 3) a cheap action or remark is unfair or unkind 4) not considered important or valuable It happened… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
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