cheap like borscht

adjective

Very inexpensive.

OriginYiddish ביליק ווי באָרשט →
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Meanings

adjectivecheap like borscht (not comparable)

alternative cheap as borscht

  1. Canadainformalnot comparablesimileVery inexpensive.

Origin

  1. Yiddishביליק ווי באָרשט
  2. Englishcheap like borscht

Calque of Yiddish ביליק ווי באָרשט (bilik vi borsht), as the beets used to make it were among the cheapest vegetables.

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