| 单词 | for a song |
| 释义 | for a song (once / 10658 pages) adv If you buy something for a song, it costs you next to nothing. When you need to get rid of an old car that's not worth much, you might sell it for a song. For a song basically translates to "for a small amount or value," or "for a trifle." You might show off your thrift store boots, telling your friends, "They fit perfectly, and I got them for a song!" While these days songs aren't necessarily free — many people pay royalties for the honor of singing certain songs — it used to be the case that singing a song was free. Shakespeare used the phrase in "All's Well That Ends Well" in 1601. WORD FAMILYfor a song USAGE EXAMPLESDavid Bowie’s “Changes” might be an obvious choice for a song to represent 2016. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) “Then I opened my notebook for a song title. There was ‘Proud Mary,’ ” a hit for both CCR and Ike and Tina Turner. Washington Post(Oct 19, 2016) But Martin developed this period as a back story for A Song of Ice and Fire. The Guardian(Nov 18, 2016) adv for a relatively small amount of money we bought the house for a song Syn at a low price, for a bargain price |
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