0
PreciousJones Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

be it

My friend is asking me where is the cheapest place to vacation. I say:

I personally think it's China. I'm not completely sure though, but be it cheap. My guess would be China.

Can you say be it cheap. And what does it mean?

Thanks!
  

Top answer

No, you cannot say that there.

— Mister Micawber

  • No, you cannot say that there.
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

4 Answers
0
No, you cannot say that there.
0
0
What does be it cheap mean?

Does it mean, whether it's cheap or not?

Thanks!
0
0
I can't think of a use for "be it cheap" but in your original sentence, you could say "it must be cheap" as a supposition.
0
0
PreciousJonesWhat does be it cheap mean?
This is one of our remaining subjunctive formations, now rarer and rather formal, and it appears in a rather rigid structure:

Be it cheap or be it expensive, I'm going to buy it.
Be he rich or be he poor, he is welcome in my house.

It is an alternative form of 'If it be' (also subjunc
0

Related Questions