dime a dozen

Idioms and Phrases

So plentiful as to be valueless. For example, Don't bother to buy one of these—they're a dime a dozen . The dime was declared the American ten-cent coin in 1786 by the Continental Congress. [First half of 1900s]

Example Sentences

Movies about middle-aged women seeking a new lease on life are a dime a dozen, but it’s rare to find one as gloriously strange, tender and erotic as “Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry,” from Georgian director Elene Naveriani.

From New York Times

Coming-of-age dramas may be a dime a dozen at Sundance, but one this tender and truthful can make an entire subgenre feel shimmeringly new.

From Los Angeles Times

People with his views are a dime a dozen all over the South.

From Salon

Bachelor’s degrees are a dime a dozen, she told me.

From Salon

Today predictions for new ghostlike particles are almost a dime a dozen, but in the early part of the last century, introducing potentially unobservable particles simply wasn’t done.

From Scientific American