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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Example Sentences

“O’Neill may have a fight on her hands to ensure BP’s not sold for a song, and to keep a seat at the table if it were to join forces with a competitor,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal

“O’Neill may have a fight on her hands to ensure BP’s not sold for a song, and to keep a seat at the table if it were to join forces with a competitor,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal

From “Dear Evan Hansen,” the show that shot him to stardom, he opted for a song that his title character didn’t get to sing, “Requiem.”

From Los Angeles Times

Brit Award-winning singer Jorja Smith's record label has said it wants a share of the royalties for a song it claims was created using an artificial intelligence "clone" of the singer's voice.

From BBC

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

Related Words

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