cheap thrill
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[edit]cheap thrill (plural cheap thrills)
- (idiomatic) Something simple and inexpensive done for pleasure.
- 1990, Anne Dean, David Mamet: Language as Dramatic Action:
- Rather than fulfilling its original function as an integral part of an emotional relationship, sex is for them little more than a cheap thrill, something that men "do" to women and for which women should be grateful.
- 1995, Jewel (lyrics and music), “Who Will Save Your Soul”:
- Another doctor's bill, a lawyer's bill, another cute cheap thrill
- 2017 October 6, Haley Hughey, “Many Northwest Arkansas Gun Shops Oppose Full Automatic Loophole”, in Fox24 News[1], archived from the original on 28 May 2023:
- One NWA [Northwest Arkansas] gun shop owner said people get them for all different reasons like saving money and getting a cheap thrill.