Meaning of hold cheap | Babel Free
Definitions
To have a low esteem for (someone or something); to hold in contempt; to look down upon.
Equivalents
Русский
ни в гро́ш не ста́вить
Examples
“We shall not always plant⟳ while others reap / The golden increment of bursting fruit, / Not always countenance, abject and mute / That lesser men should hold⟳ their brothers cheap; […]”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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