In regards to getting a job, like the chances of it happening, if someone were to say my chances were a dime a dozen. I would think it'd be easy to get ajob.
But my cousin thinks it used to say its RARE.
what do you think?
2006-11-08 10:55:59 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
I've always thought it meant "very common,inexpensive and or plentiful".
For example: In the summertime sunglasses are a dime a dozen.
Meaning: they are in every store and you can get them cheap because it's summer.
2006-11-08 11:06:54 · answer #1 · answered by Dee 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your cousin has confused that expression with something like a "snowball's chance in hell." No one who speaks idiomatic English would use "dime a dozen" in connection with chances of something happening." It's used to describe something that is not rare or valuable. Eg "Gorgeous blonde movie starlets are a dime a dozen. I need somebody who can act. "
2006-11-08 11:31:27 · answer #2 · answered by Lleh 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi. If blue diamonds were "a dime a dozen" you could have 12 of them for 10 cents.
2006-11-08 11:08:46 · answer #3 · answered by Cirric 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A dime a dozen basically means their everywhere. Your cousin is wrong.
2006-11-08 10:58:41 · answer #4 · answered by Darcee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means cheap. I mean literraly a dime a dozen for anything is really cheap. Maybe your cousin is thinking it is rare that you find something so worthless you can sell it for that price. j/k
2006-11-08 12:49:00 · answer #5 · answered by milained 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You got to be kidding! How do you think they are going to pay for Obamacare. The porkulus Taking over the car industry Taking over the banks Much more in taxes are coming, just hang on. They already started with cigs. Now they want to add it to sodas. Cap and trade is estimated to tax each family $1800 per year The VAT tax is supposedly going to start at 10% Who knows how much the health care bill will cost, but I doubt you will see people getting big pay raises to make up for all these taxes. Cap and trade alone will send millions of jobs overseas.
2016-05-21 22:57:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A dime a dozen implies it is cheap because it is so plentiful.
2006-11-08 10:58:46 · answer #7 · answered by Kokopelli 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means something is common and cheap or easy to get.
2006-11-08 10:58:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think whoever used the phrase that way does not know what it means. It means inexpensive.
2006-11-08 10:58:24 · answer #9 · answered by Bill 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, it means very very common
2006-11-08 11:03:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋