for a song
idiom
chiefly US, informal
: for a very small amount of money
This old car can be bought/had for a song.
Examples of for a song in a Sentence
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The museum operators clearly didn’t know its history and sold it for a song, Busha said.
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Alan Miller, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2024
Snagging one of your favorites for a song is one of the best parts of this shopping holiday.
—Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2023
Buy the patents for a song, and bring them to market.
—Maureen Farrell, New York Times, 27 June 2023
During that recession, private equity firms bought up housing for a song and upped the rent.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Oct. 2022
Alan Miller, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2024
Snagging one of your favorites for a song is one of the best parts of this shopping holiday.
—Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2023
Buy the patents for a song, and bring them to market.
—Maureen Farrell, New York Times, 27 June 2023
During that recession, private equity firms bought up housing for a song and upped the rent.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Oct. 2022
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“For a song.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20a%20song. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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