dime a dozen

Idioms  

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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Example Sentences

So another day like Wednesday—which are a dime a dozen for the Korean stock market right now—and it will have wiped out all those losses.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

Documentaries are a dime a dozen in the streaming era because they’re cheaper to produce, so while they satiate the appetite for true stories, not all can be deemed good.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

Even Ivy League schools are starting to worry that their top students are becoming a dime a dozen in the labor market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

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

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2023

Kaira’s manager was in the hotel lobby when she returned, and she started yelling at him for firing the drummer, and he told her that drummers were a dime a dozen.

From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar