
for a song
This page is about the idiom for a song
Meaning
If you buy or sell something for a song, you buy or sell it at a very cheap price.
For example
- When I was in Vietnam I bought some beautiful lacquerware for a song. I still can't believe how cheap it was.
- James had a really valuable record by an old American band called The Cramps, but he sold it for a song at a garage sale. He didn't know how much it was worth.
Learn idioms easily with
Common English Idioms PDF ebook!
Contributor: Matt Errey