There isn't an equality as the phrase is an inequality.
Mathematically, it would be written: oranges_sold > 25
This is a tricky one
About 1 million
Meaning anything that is very cheap and plentiful. The phrase originated after the intruduction of the dime in 1796. By the 1800's some foods were plentiful, such as eggs, oranges and peaches and were often sold at the price of a 'dime a dozen'. The phrase passed into common usage for anything that was plentiful, whether it was for food or anything else
Most of our oranges are packed and sent out of state. I was in NYC and saw fruit from my area in California being sold in the sidewalk markets.
More importantly, how many of the purchased Bibles were actually read? My guess is that many more Bibles were sold than were actually read.
in a store
Not always, but sometimes. There are some oranges that are perfectly ripe and delicious but have a more pale yellowish color, and a food grade dye is used on them to make them more orange.
Oranges and other aromatics. The oranges were sold by women known as "Orange Wenches."
This is a tricky one
24
About 1 million
catch phrase
Appositive phrase
Yes they did eat and one of the things that was sold was oranges. Ladies with baskets of oranges sold them on the floor of the theater which was made up of men. It was quite rowdy and stinky as well.
Fruit market or farmers market
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Meaning anything that is very cheap and plentiful. The phrase originated after the intruduction of the dime in 1796. By the 1800's some foods were plentiful, such as eggs, oranges and peaches and were often sold at the price of a 'dime a dozen'. The phrase passed into common usage for anything that was plentiful, whether it was for food or anything else