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 — If you buy or sell something for a song, it is very cheap … The small dictionary of idiomes
for a song — ► for a song informal very cheaply. Main Entry: ↑song … English terms dictionary
for a song — for a little money, for a low price Look at this sweater. I got it for a song at a second hand store … English idioms
for a song — for very little money He was able to buy his new car for a song … Idioms and examples
for a song — adverb for a relatively small amount of money we bought the house for a song • Syn: ↑for a bargain price, ↑at a low price * * * for a song informal phrase at a very cheap price Thesaurus: cheap and inexpensive … Useful english dictionary
for a song — adverb Almost free. Very cheap I had to buy it there and then. They were selling it for a song … Wiktionary
for a song — If you buy or sell something for a song, it is very cheap. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
for a song — very cheaply. Land in the territory could be bought for a song in those days … New idioms dictionary
