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for a song

Very cheaply, for little money, especially for less than something is worth. For example, “I know a man ... sold a goodly manor for a song” (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]

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Even if it's not for a song, just getting stuff out helps.

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Dressed in gold bodysuits with branch and vine detailing, they transported the audience to an enchanted forest for a song that emphasised the connection between humanity and nature.

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“I got a title for a song: ‘Ain’t Going Down Without a Fight.’”

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The cold open ended with the Church Chat dancers joining in for a song that may have been called, “Satan Had a Good Year.”

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“When we were trying to get a certain feel for a song, Dwight would cite a bass part from an old Byrds song from the ’60s,” he said.

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