Price is right meaning in English

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Definition

The price is right: It's not expensive, it's cheap verb

Examples

"BareMinimum Soft : I think I have an old copy of the program on the coffee table in my living room. I'll admit, the program has its flaws, but the price is right!"

Exercise 1

Which of the following statements is TRUE about BareMinimum Soft?

There may be more than one correct answer! Check all which apply.

Bob is keeping his copies secret from Bruno.

Bob offers to destroy a few copies of the program.

Bob thinks that it fits Delavigne's budget.

Bob's copy is still guaranteed.

Which of the following statements is TRUE about BareMinimum Soft?

There may be more than one correct answer! Check all which apply.

Bob is keeping his copies secret from Bruno.

Bob never mentions that his copy of BareMinimum is secret, but he does suggest that he is willing to make an illegal copy of the software for Bruno and "keep it their little secret". "Let's keep this our little secret" is a common English expression which shares a similar meaning with the idiom "Let's keep this between us".

Bob offers to destroy a few copies of the program.

Bob offers to "burn a few copies" of BareMinimum software for Bruno. In this context, the verb "to burn" means to create a copy of the software on CD. "To burn" can mean to destroy (by fire) in a different context, however when speaking of computers, "to burn" is to copy using a CD or DVD writer.

Bob thinks that it fits Delavigne's budget.

Bob writes that "the price is right". This idiom expresses that Bob believes that Delavigne can afford this software, or that the cost is reasonable.

Bob's copy is still guaranteed.

Bob writes that his copy is still "under warranty", which is another way of saying that it is still guaranteed (the manufacture promises that the product is of good quality and works correctly).

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