Idiom
go for a song
Meaning
To be sold at a very low price.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“That old bike went for a song at the market.”
“The house needed work, so it went for a song compared to others in the area.”
“At the estate sale, the antique mirror — slightly cracked, its silver fading — went for a song, and she carried it home wondering what stories it held.”
Examples
simple
“That old bike went for a song at the market.”
contextual
“The house needed work, so it went for a song compared to others in the area.”
complex
“At the estate sale, the antique mirror — slightly cracked, its silver fading — went for a song, and she carried it home wondering what stories it held.”
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