for a song

1. Very cheaply, for little money, especially for less than something is worth. For example, “I know a man ... sold a goodly manor for a song” (Shakespeare, All's Well That Ends Well, 3:2). This idiom alludes to the pennies given to street singers or to the small cost of sheet music. [Late 1500s]

Example Sentences

Too many of my fellow travelers back then felt that to party even for a song was to betray the revolution.

From Los Angeles Times

They asked for a song by “a beach lounge act,” and they wanted it to be in Spanish.

From Los Angeles Times

Joel told Schruers he could envision his survivors playing this very pretty ballad at his funeral, which is certainly one place for a song about the inevitability of pain.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s hard to generalize about the audience for a song this big.

From Los Angeles Times

Even if it's not for a song, just getting stuff out helps.

From BBC

Related Words

• cheap 
• economical 
• low-cost 
• low-priced 
• modest 
• popular 
• reasonable