A dime a dozen

Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 13
Meaning

Common and easily available

हिंदी अर्थ

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Example sentences

Advice is a dime a dozen and method is not.

A dime a dozen is cheap because it is everywhere.

Daily use: Aise log a dime a dozen hain.

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Memory trick · Prashant Sir

Dime = USA/Canada का छोटा सिक्का, सिर्फ़ 10 cent (1 dollar = 100 cent)। एक dime में 12 चीज़ें मिल जाएँ तो सोचिए वो कितनी सस्ती और आसानी से मिलने वाली होंगी। यानी बहुत आम।

A dime is a small coin of the USA and Canada worth just ten cents. If you could buy twelve things for a single dime, imagine how cheap and common they must be. So 'a dime a dozen' means common and easily available.

Exam note

अक्सर पूछा जाने वाला idiom; उत्तर है common and easily available। Ubiquitous (सर्वव्यापी) इसमें fit होता है, जबकि priceless, scarce और exiguous (अत्यल्प) उल्टे हैं।

A frequently asked idiom; the answer is common and easily available. 'Ubiquitous' fits it, while 'priceless', 'scarce' and 'exiguous' are opposites.

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