for a song

Idioms  

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]

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for a song

It was the least amount of work I had to do for a song that was pre-loved from a moment in a movie.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

"When I heard that Kylie was looking for a song, I wrote her a bunch, but then I couldn't get them to her."

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

“I definitely don’t feel like I have to grab onto it. I’m not really chasing hits. They’re always nice, and to be rewarded for a song you care about is really cool,” Todd said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026

Ironically, for a song about burnout, it's exhausting to listen to.

From BBC ● May 8, 2026

But then Pacheco’s wife died, and Pacheco sold the piano for a song to Onofre Martinez, who had planned to hustle it at a huge profit to a moneybags down in Chamisaville.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

Related Words

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