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for a song
Idioms and Phrases
Very cheaply, for little money, especially for less than something is worth. For example, 鈥淚 know a man ... sold a goodly manor for a song鈥 (Shakespeare, All's Well That Ends Well , 3:2). This idiom alludes to the pennies given to street singers or to the small cost of sheet music. [Late 1500s]Example Sentences
鈥淚 got a title for a song: 鈥楢in鈥檛 Going Down Without a Fight.鈥欌
The cold open ended with the Church Chat dancers joining in for a song that may have been called, 鈥淪atan Had a Good Year.鈥
鈥淲hen we were trying to get a certain feel for a song, Dwight would cite a bass part from an old Byrds song from the 鈥60s,鈥 he said.
"I did come up with an idea for a song that I 100% would do and I can't wait," she told followers.
鈥淚ronic鈥 is Jackson鈥檚 unapologetic description for a song that lures an audience into a religious fervor for a sacrilegious sentiment.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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