English / idiom
On the Cheap
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Spending as little money as possible; done inexpensively, sometimes with lower quality.
In context
01
Instead of hiring a professional firm, the manager renovated the workshop on the cheap.
02
They traveled across Europe on the cheap by booking overnight trains and staying in youth hostels.
Synonyms
inexpensively,economically,at a bargain price
Antonyms
at great expense,lavishly,exorbitantly
Collocations
do something on the cheap,buy on the cheap,live on the cheap