Noun
cheap thrill (plural cheap thrills)
(idiomatic) Something simple and inexpensive done for pleasure.
You know, at that age you want to show everyone else how wild you are. It's a combination of being bored, looking for a cheap thrill and being really stupid - a dangerous combination. Mike Judge
I've never been a jealous person, and I've never felt built up by someone else's failure - that's a cheap thrill. Matthew McConaughey