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for a song

Idioms

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

"I'd heard on the grapevine that she was looking for a song or two, so I set about writing some."

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

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

Other times he might want to sell his to you for a song.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

He later signed to Sheeran's record label, Gingerbread Records, and has toured and collaborated with him on numerous occasions, even winning an Emmy alongside Sheeran for a song written for the Ted Lasso soundtrack.

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026

Inside I found things long forgotten: my mother fitting words together for a song, diction for the stage, three recipes for tea to calm nerves and promote sleep, finger scales for the lute.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

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for a song

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