Meaning:
Ordinary, inexpensive
Examples:
- Antique toy cars are ten a penny nowadays.
- princes used to be ten a penny in Hungary.
- These rings are ten a penny.
- At first, they were quite novel and interesting, but now these little organic cafés have become ten a penny.
- Dallams were ten a penny in the backstreets of Frizingley.
- Trashy crime novels like his are ten a penny, but at least he's doing what he loves.
- Rubbish dump shots in developing countries are ten a penny on ‘concerned photojournalist’ websites.
- Uncritical testimonials to the postmodern’s attractions are ten a penny , and conservative denunciations thereof not much scarcer.
- Anyway, they would fall in love with these Counts who were ten a penny and even pay for their drinks.
- No writers yet, they are out looking for one (I thought they were ten a penny !), but it’s a start.