dime store

dime store or five-and-dime or five-and-ten {n. phr.}

A store that sells things that cost little.

Charles bought a pencil at the five-and-dime.

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[on a dime] {adv. phr.}, {informal} In a very small space. * /Bob can turn that car on a dime./ * /Tom says his new sports car will stop on […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

store

[store] See: [DIME STORE], [IN STORE], [SET STORE BY], [VARIETY STORE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[dime a dozen] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Easy to get and so of little value; being an everyday thing because there are many of them; common. * /Mr. Jones gives A's […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

ten

[ten] See: [DIME STORE] or [FIVE-AND-TEN], [COUNT TO TEN]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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