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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The production bordered on method acting; for a song about fire, Wilson wore a fire helmet in the studio.
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CBS News, 11 June 2025
Not bad for a song Francis good-naturedly razzes now that she’s rediscovered it.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 10 June 2025
This award is for a song's composition and goes to its songwriters.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2025
Bombardier learned the hard way that challenging the two behemoths with a very good airplane (the C-Series) ended with Airbus buying the program for a song after years of moribund sales forcing Bombardier to exit the commercial transport aircraft business.
—Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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CBS News, 11 June 2025
Not bad for a song Francis good-naturedly razzes now that she’s rediscovered it.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 10 June 2025
This award is for a song's composition and goes to its songwriters.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2025
Bombardier learned the hard way that challenging the two behemoths with a very good airplane (the C-Series) ended with Airbus buying the program for a song after years of moribund sales forcing Bombardier to exit the commercial transport aircraft business.
—Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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“For a song.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20a%20song. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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