How is the phrase à la pelle translated from French to English

English translation
a dime a dozen
phrase

Très courant et de peu de valeur.

Very common and of little value.

Examples with “à la pelle”

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  • Ici, les souvenirs bon marché, il y en a à la pelle. — Cheap souvenirs are a dime a dozen here.

  • Les bons cuisiniers sont-ils à la pelle dans cette ville ? — Are good cooks a dime a dozen in this town?

  • Il a dit que le talent sans travail acharné, il y en a à la pelle. — He said that talent without hard work is a dime a dozen.

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