cheap like borscht

English

Etymology

A calque from Yiddish, as the beets used to make it were among the cheapest vegetables.

Adjective

cheap like borscht (not comparable)

(Canada, informal) Very inexpensive.

References

“cheap like borscht” in the Katherine Barker, editor, Canadian Oxford Dictionary, 2nd edition, Don Mills, Ont.; Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004, →ISBN.

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