for a song

idiom

chiefly US, informal

: for a very small amount of money

This old car can be bought/had for a song.

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Katelyn Brown will perform a song with headliner and husband Kane Brown, and Alana Springsteen will join Urban for a song. —

Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2024 Perry was also on hand to record the first time The Beatles worked together after their split for a song on drummer Ringo Starr's first solo album, Sentimental Journey. —

Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024 On a festive Saturday at the museum, where visitors were greeted by Motown Christmas songs on the plaza, Flint fan Brown arrived for a song’s 60th birthday party — and left with something fresh. —

Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024 After several years of dodging taxes in this fashion, the taxpayers could then repurchase these interests for a song and thus regain ownership of their businesses. —

Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for for a song