song Идиома

break into song

begin to sing suddenly, sing without warning One of our teachers used to break into song when he taught poetry.

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.

song and dance

excuses He gave me a song and dance about being busy but I never really believed him.

swan song

final appearance He was a big hit during his swan song at the party last week.

sell sth for a song

Idiom(s): sell sth for a song

Theme: SALES

to sell something for very little money. (As in trading something of value for the singing of a song.)
• I had to sell my car for a song because I needed the money in a hurry.
• I have two geometry books and I would sell one of them for a song.

go into one's song and dance

Idiom(s): go into one's song and dance (about sth)

Theme: EXPLANATION

to start giving one's explanations and excuses about something. (One's can be replaced by the same old. Fixed order.)
• Please don't go into your song and dance about how you always tried to do what was right.
• John went into his song and dance about how he won the war all by himself.
• He always goes into the same old song and dance every time he makes a mistake.

buy sth for a song

Idiom(s): buy sth for a song

Theme: CHEAPNESS

to buy something cheaply.
• No one else wanted it, so I bought it for a song.
• I could buy this house for a song, because it's so ugly.

Make a song and dance

(UK) If someone makes a song and dance, they make an unecessary fuss about something unimportant.

Swansong

A person's swansong is their final achievement or public appearance.

buy for a song|buy|song

v. phr. To buy something very cheaply. Since the building on the corner was old and neglected, I was able to buy it for a song.

for a song|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.

song and dance|dance|song

n., informal 1. Foolish or uninteresting talk; dull nonsense. Usually used with "give". I met Nancy today and she gave me a long song and dance about her family. 2. A long lie or excuse, often meant to get pity. Usually used with "give". Billy gave the teacher a song and dance about his mother being sick as an excuse for being late. The tramp asked us for money and tried to give us a big song and dance about having to buy a bus ticket to Chicago.

swan song|song|swan

n. phr., literary A farewell or last appearance. The famous soprano gave her swan song in La Traviata before she retired.

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In addition to the idiom beginning with song, also see for a song; swan song.