for a song | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)For a very low price; verycheaply.1919,W[illiam] Somerset Maugham, chapter 48, inThe Moon and Sixpence,[New York, N.Y.]:Grosset & Dunlap Publishers[…],→OCLC:They remembered then that they could have boughtfor a songcanvases which now were worth large sums.2009December 11, “Jet Cemetery: Where Airplanes Go to Die”, inBusinessweek‎[1]:[T]he contents of aircraft that once commanded prices up to $148m are now being sold offfor a songafter being torn apart in Gloucestershire's aviation charnel house.2011,Kat Martin,A Song for My Mother, Vanguard Press,,→ISBN, page200:In his senior year, he had run across an old '66 Chevy Super Sport headed for the junkyard, bought itfor a song, and overhauled it with his dad's help, turning it into the big red muscle car it was back in its day.2013August 16, Robin Finn, “A Former Madoff Penthouse Goes Back on the Market”, inThe New York Times‎[2],→ISSN:He bought itfor a songin 1984 compared with what his fellow financiers were spending on tonier Park and Fifth Avenues.

Examples:

EN: I have a request for a song from a party over there.
ES: Me han solicitado una canción. Han sido estas damas de la mesa de al lado.
EN: But Laurie, what a wonderful title for a song.
ES: Pero Laurie, qué título tan maravilloso para una canción.
EN: Ooh, what a lovely line for a song.
ES: Qué hermosa frase para una canción.
EN: "Orchids in the Moonlight." There, I've given you another title for a song.
ES: "Orquídeas a La luz de La luna", otro gran título.
EN: Make a good title for a song.
ES: Buen título para una canción.
EN: too much rage, but she can be had for a song why?
ES: Mucho jaleo, pero respondo de él. ¿Por qué?
EN: Too low. # She sent for him # and asked for a song.
ES: (Demasiado bajo...) # Lo mandó a buscar # le pidió una canción.
EN: It's on its last legs and Peck'II probably be glad to sell it for a song. - What's funny about that?
ES: Le van tan mal las cosas que estará deseando vendérmelo.
EN: I picked him up for a song, only $ 1500.
ES: Y una ganga. Me ha costado 1.500 dólares.
EN: I won't mind building right on this spot. Oh, we could buy it for a song.
ES: No me importaría comprar aquí, construiríamos para nuestros hijos.
EN: I bought it from the 15th Duke of Navarre for a song.
ES: Comprado al 15º Duque de Navarra por una canción.
EN: ♪ And if you call for a song of the sea ♪
ES: Y si pedís una canción del mar
EN: - Just ask for a song, please.
ES: - Pida una canción, por favor.
EN: There's 1,000 acres in the Shenandoah you can get for a song.
ES: Hay cien acres sobre el Shenandoath que se venden por nada.
EN: There's a thousand acres in the Shenandoah I can get for a song.
ES: Hay cien acres sobre el Shenandoah que compraré por nada.

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