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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And the reruns of Yellowstone that Paramount sold for a song back in the day, before the series became the biggest thing on basic cable.
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
The Evil Queen, Cruella de Vil and other Disney Villains emerged on the castle drawbridge for a song as the grand introduction to a meet-and-greet photo opportunity during the after-hours event that eventually morphed into Oogie Boogie Bash.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
That’s the highest number of streams for a song in a single week since Billboard changed its Hot 100 data collection process five years ago.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
In a week where Zach Bryan found himself once again at the top of the headlines, this time for a song that was perceived to be a critique of ICE raids and law enforcement, the Oklahoma songwriter is setting the record straight.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
The Evil Queen, Cruella de Vil and other Disney Villains emerged on the castle drawbridge for a song as the grand introduction to a meet-and-greet photo opportunity during the after-hours event that eventually morphed into Oogie Boogie Bash.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
That’s the highest number of streams for a song in a single week since Billboard changed its Hot 100 data collection process five years ago.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
In a week where Zach Bryan found himself once again at the top of the headlines, this time for a song that was perceived to be a critique of ICE raids and law enforcement, the Oklahoma songwriter is setting the record straight.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
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“For a song.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20a%20song. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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