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cheap and cheerful
inexpensive but pleasant
Inexpensive but enjoyable and satisfactory.
Hear it in real life
Where should we eat tonight?
I know a cheap and cheerful place around the corner.
There's a cheap and cheerful cafe near the station.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: cheap and happy
Say: cheap and cheerful
The fixed phrase uses “cheerful,” meaning pleasant and enjoyable, not “happy.”
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How it fits in a sentence.
a cheap and cheerful place; something cheap and cheerful
Your turn: say it out loud
There's a cheap and cheerful cafe near the station.
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cheap and cheerful
inexpensive but pleasant
“There's a cheap and cheerful cafe near the station.”
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