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Swedish
Etymology
Literally; thirteen on the dozen.
Adjective
tretton på dussinet
- (idiomatic) ten a penny; a dime a dozen; to be overly common
1860, Marie Sophie Schwartz, Ädlingens dotter [The nobleman’s daughter], page 129:Prostinnan tillhörde antalet af dessa qvinnor, om hvilka man kan säga, att det går tretton på dussinet. Hon hade aldrig varit vacker, aldrig sträckt sina tankar och önskningar högre an att blifva väl gift, och i allra lyckligaste fall få komma i umgänge med någon förnäm familj.- The parson's lady belonged to that class of women of whom it may be said, they are ten a penny. She had never been beautiful, nor had she ever lifted her thoughts or desires above securing a good marriage, or, in the happiest of prospects, gaining entry into the company of some noble family.
1912, William A:son Grebst, Dödsfärden. Romantiserad skildring af ”Titanics” undergång [The Voyage of Death. A Romanticised Account of the "Titanic's" Sinking], page 62:En till af dina millionärer, — förmodade Gustaf. — Det tycks finnas tretton på dussinet ombord. En koppar,- fläsk,- bomulls- eller kaffekung!- "Another one of your millionaires, I suppose," guessed Gustaf. "They seem to be a dime a dozen aboard. A copper, pork, cotton, or coffee king!"
2019 March 27, Sigrid Melchior, “Den ”sociala pelaren” betyder inte ett jota [The "social pillar" doesn't mean a jot]”, in Dagens Samhälle:Men den sociala pelaren ger inte EU rätt att bestämma över någonting alls. Den är bara ett pompöst namn på en fluffig och till intet förpliktigande EU-vision. Sådana går det tretton på dussinet av.- But the social pillar does not give the EU the right to decide anything at all. It's merely a pompous name for a fluffy, non-committal EU vision. Such things are a dime a dozen.
2024 March 20, Tor Aavatsmark, “Konsten att stirra ut i tomma luften [The art of staring into empty space]”, in Ljud & Bild:Veronika är en tretton-på-dussinet-thriller som har problem med tandlös och icke trovärdig dialog, ointressanta karaktärer och förutsägbara (och konstruerade) mordgåtor.- "Veronika" is a ten-a-penny thriller with issues like toothless, unconvincing dialogue, uninteresting characters, and predictable (and contrived) murder mysteries.