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Meanings of two-a-penny in English

Of trifling worth.

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Usage of two-a-penny in English
1
Mountain safety people you would love to come across on a night out are two-a-penny.
The Irish Times
2
Losers medals are two-a-penny-down at Tom Clifford Park.
The Irish Times
3
Endless runners are two-a-penny these days.
The Irish Times
4
Embellished fabrics are two-a-penny on the high street these days, but for the most part, they look it.
The Guardian
5
Hurling heroes are two-a-penny in Birr and if Mullins has joined their ranks, he has done so reluctantly.
The Irish Times
6
Promiscuous poets are two-a-penny, though.
Reuters
7
You cannot get another father, but he would hardly want to; as for wives, they are two-a-penny with Thomas More.
Wolf hall