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dime a dozen

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  1. 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]

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"Dime a dozen," says a professional cat man.

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