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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Also consider an experiment: Try expanding your subject matter for a song or two.
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R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 16 Dec. 2024
Also consider an experiment: try expanding your subject matter for a song or two.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Denver Post, 16 Dec. 2024
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
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R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 16 Dec. 2024
Also consider an experiment: try expanding your subject matter for a song or two.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Denver Post, 16 Dec. 2024
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
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“For a song.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20a%20song. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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