单词 | bargain bin |
释义 | > as lemmasbargain bin bargain bin n. Originally U.S. (in retailing) a receptacle for cheap or discounted goods (sometimes mildly depreciative, implying inferior quality or commercial failure); also figurative. ΚΠ 1894 Kokomo (Indiana) Daily Tribune 17 May 8/1 (advt.) Our bargain bins still hold some of the best goods for little money. 1905 Publishers' Weekly 25 Feb. 680/2 The price of this little book which started its career in Quaritch's penny bargain bin, has been steadily going up. 1987 J. Burchill Madonna in Sex & Sensibility (1992) 201 The fact that Debbie Harry..could have been consigned so easily to the bargain bin of history must give Madonna a few sleepless seconds. 1995 Spy (N.Y.) May 12/1 There isn't a blockbuster among their 40-plus combined titles, the worst among them setting new land-speed records from major release to video-rental bargain bins. 2008 Daily Tel. 11 Nov. 5/1 A new breed of cash-conscious women is stalking the High Street. The so-called ‘recessionistas’ may look as though they have spent a fortune on their wardrobe—but their outfit was probably picked up from a bargain bin. < as lemmas |
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