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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According to Garris, who was originally the head of makeup visual effects, the production was initially intended for a song Jackson was creating for the film, Addams Family Values. —

Ime Ekpo, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 The single quickly became a hit, breaking Spotify’s record for most daily streams of a non-holiday song twice and earning the title for the biggest first week for a song on Spotify and Amazon Music in history. —

Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 29 Oct. 2024 Each unit equals one album sale, 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams for a song on the album. —

Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2024 This might seem sacrilegious for a song that’s widely regarded as a pioneering work of electronic music. —

James Factora, Them, 2 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for for a song