for the cheap seats

prepositional phrase

Used to emphasise a repeated assertion.

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. colloquialUsed to emphasise a repeated assertion.

Origin

Alluding to the lower-priced seats in a theatre, where the audience might find it harder to hear the performers.

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APA

for the cheap seats. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20the%20cheap%20seats

MLA

“for the cheap seats.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20the%20cheap%20seats. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “for the cheap seats,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20the%20cheap%20seats.

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