APAD: a dime a dozen

Definition

   something is very common, abundant, or easily available

 

Examples

   1) In the city, street performers are a dime a dozen, each competing for

      attention with their unique talents.

   2) During the holiday season, shopping malls are filled with sales and

      discounts, making bargains a dime a dozen.

 

Etymology

   "A dime" refers to a ten-cent coin that twelve items can be bought for just

   ten cents

 

Synonyms

   two a penny, common as dirt

 

- englishdaily626.com [edited]

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I used to live on the same block as the one and only Xinhua booktore in town

and saved breakfast money to buy a-dime-a-dozen graphic novels, aka little kids'

books(LKB). A typical page was about 6"x4" with a couple of lines of caption

under a boxed black-and-white drawing. In a few dozens of pages, an LKB usually

told a short story or one episode of a saga. I would sit still for hours with a

pile of classics like General Yue Fei, Journey to the West, or the Three Kingdoms.