Be ten a penny In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "be ten a penny", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Jenne Phuong

2022-09-04 10:09

thick on the ground , run of the mill

be a dime a dozen , be two a penny

Be ten a penny British informal

In America, people use "be a dime a dozen" instead of "be ten a penny". In Britain, "be two a penny" is a variant of "be ten a penny".

If someone or something is ten penny, it is very common, easy to get, or cheap.

I'm fed up with this kind of sentimental movie. It has become ten a penny.

Couples dressing alike are ten a penny these days.

Self-help books have been ten a penny recently on the shelves of most bookstores.

The verb "be" should be conjugated according to its tense.