price is right
English
editEtymology
editUsage began in the second half of the 1900s.
Pronunciation
editAudio (General Australian): (file)
Phrase
edit- (idiomatic) The cost of a thing is reasonable and represents good value.
- The price is right for this used car.
- 2024 May 1, Mel Holley, “Network News: Elizabeth line '345s' offer a lifeline for Derby Works”, in RAIL, number 1008, page 8:
- The Government has thrown a lifeline to Alstom's Derby Works, with an offer of an order for ten Class 345 nine-car electric multiple units (EMUs) for the Elizabeth line - but only if the 'price is right'.