He sold the invention for a song and its buyers were the ones who got rich.
They bought the house for a song and sold it a few years later at a good profit.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
for a song — {adv. phr.}, {informal} At a low price; for a bargain price; cheaply. * /He sold the invention for a song and its buyers were the ones who got rich./ * /They bought the house for a song and sold it a few years later at a good profit./ … Dictionary of American idioms
for a song — {adv. phr.}, {informal} At a low price; for a bargain price; cheaply. * /He sold the invention for a song and its buyers were the ones who got rich./ * /They bought the house for a song and sold it a few years later at a good profit./ … Dictionary of American idioms
for a song — adverb Almost free. Very cheap I had to buy it there and then. They were selling it for a song … Wiktionary
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