on the cheap

on the cheap
adverb
: at minimum expense : cheaply

called the “Penny Crowning” because it was done on the cheap — H.V.Morton

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informal at a low cost

in search of symbols of prestige, but on the cheap

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on the cheap
informal : at the lowest possible cost : in a cheap way

The movie was made on the cheap.

They built the house on the cheap.

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on the ˈcheap idiom
spending less money than you usually need to spend to do sth

a guide to decorating your house on the cheap

to acquire valuable works of art on the cheap

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