cheap like borscht

English

Alternative forms

• cheap as borscht

Etymology

Calque of Yiddish ביליק ווי באָרשט (bilik vi borsht), as the beets used to make it were among the cheapest vegetables.

Adjective

cheap like borscht (not comparable)

1. (Canada, informal, simile) Very inexpensive.

Related terms

• cheap as chips
• dirt cheap

References

• “cheap like borscht” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.