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

The trouble for people starting out in AI—whether recent grads or job switchers like Strawn—is that companies see them as a dime a dozen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

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 • Jan. 26, 2024

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 • Jul. 27, 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