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21 dedicate
'dedikeit1) (to give up wholly to; to devote to: He dedicated his life to good works.) vie, hellige2) (to set apart, especially for a holy or sacred purpose: He decided to dedicate a chapel to his wife's memory.) tilegne, dedisere3) ((of an author etc) to state that (a book etc) is in honour of someone: He dedicated the book to his father; She dedicated that song to her friend.) tilegne, dedisere•- dedicationtilegneverb \/ˈdedɪkeɪt\/1) tilegne, dedisere2) vie, hellige3) avsette4) innvie, åpnededicate oneself to vie seg til, brenne for, engasjere seg dypt i -
22 lament
lə'ment 1. verb(to feel or express regret for: We all lament his death; He sat lamenting over his past failures.) sørge over, beklage2. noun1) (a poem or piece of music which laments something: This song is a lament for those killed in battle.) sørge-/klagesang2) (a show of grief, regret etc: I'm not going to sit listening to her laments all day.) klaging, jammer•jamre--------klageIsubst. \/ləˈment\/1) jammerklage, klagesang, klagerop2) ( litterært) klagesang, sørgesang, sørgediktIIverb \/ləˈment\/1) klage, jamre, jamre seg, gråte2) klage, syte, være misfornøyd med noe3) beklage, angre4) begråte, sørge over, sørgelamented dypt savnetlament for\/over somebody sørge over noen -
23 murder
'mə:də 1. noun1) ((an act of) killing a person on purpose and illegally: The police are treating his death as a case of murder; an increase in the number of murders.) mord2) (any killing or causing of death that is considered as bad as this: the murder of innocent people by terrorists.) mord2. verb(to kill (a person) on purpose and illegally: He murdered two children.) myrde- murderer- murderous
- murderouslydrap--------mord--------myrdeIsubst. \/ˈmɜːdə\/ eller murthermord, drapmordforsøk, drapsforsøkblue murder oppstyrcry blue murder eller scream blue murder ( hverdagslig) skrike som besatt, lage et forferdelig oppstyrcry bloody murder (amer.) skrike som besatt, lage et forferdelig oppstyrcry murder gjøre anskrik, skrike om hjelpget away with murder ( hverdagslig) tillate seg hva som helst og slippe heldig fra detit's murder ( hverdagslig) det er rene selvmordet, det er livsfarligmurder will out før eller siden kommer sannheten for en dag, alt kommer for en dagIIverb \/ˈmɜːdə\/1) myrde, drepe, begå mord2) ( overført) slå sønder og sammen, mishandle, spolere, ødelegge -
24 number
1. noun1) ((sometimes abbreviated to no - plural nos - when written in front of a figure) a word or figure showing eg how many of something there are, or the position of something in a series etc: Seven was often considered a magic number; Answer nos 1-10 of exercise 2.) tall2) (a (large) quantity or group (of people or things): He has a number of records; There were a large number of people in the room.) (stort) antall, mengde3) (one issue of a magazine: the autumn number.) nummer, hefte4) (a popular song or piece of music: He sang his most popular number.) slager, sangnummer2. verb1) (to put a number on: He numbered the pages in the top corner.) nummerere, paginere2) (to include: He numbered her among his closest friends.) regne, telle3) (to come to in total: The group numbered ten.) telle, være i alt•- number-plate
- his days are numbered
- without numbernummer--------nummerere--------tallIsubst. \/ˈnʌmbə\/1) nummer• what is your telephone number?2) tall3) antall, mengde, rekke4) nummer (av tidsskrift), hefte (del av bok)boken er utgitt i løse hefter \/ boken er utgitt heftevis5) (teater e.l.) nummer6) ( grammatikk) numerus7) ( metrikk) rytme8) jente, rype9) ( om klesplagg) sakamong the number deriblanta number of flere, ganske mangeany number of et hvilket som helst antalldo\/run a number on somebody (amer. slang) lure noen slå noen, beseire noen drive ap med noen, holde noen for narrdo (a) number one ( barnespråk) tissedo (a) number two ( barnespråk) bæsjegreat numbers mange, et stort antall, store mengderhave someone's number ( også) gjennomskue noenhave someone's number on it ( om prosjektil) være bestemt for noenhis\/her number is up det er ute med ham\/hennelook after number one være egoistisk, tenke mest på seg selvnumber one nummer en, førstemann, toppen( hverdagslig) ens egen (høye) person, en selvnumbers stort antall, tallmessig overlegenhet, overmakt (i antall)( gammeldags) regning, aritmetikk• he's good at reading, but not at numbersone of our number en av ossone's number two ens stedfortrederopposite number kollega, person i tilsvarende stillingsquare a number finne kvadratet av et tall, gange et tall med seg selvsuperior numbers større antall, tallmessig overlegenhetthe numbers (amer., også numbers game og numbers racket) forklaring: en type ulovlig lotterito the number of i et antall avunlucky number ulykkestallwithout number utallige, uendelig mange unummerertIIverb \/ˈnʌmbə\/1) nummerere2) ( noen ganger) paginere3) telle, omfatte, utgjøre• the army numbered 40,000hæren utgjorde 40.0004) inkludere, ha5) telle (antallet av), anslåhis\/her days are numbered hans\/hennes dager er taltenumber among\/in\/with regne blant -
25 oblige
1) (to force to do something: She was obliged to go; The police obliged him to leave.) tvinge2) (to do (someone) a favour or service: Could you oblige me by carrying this, please?) gjøre (noen) en tjeneste•- obligatory
- obligatorily
- obliging
- obliginglyverb \/əˈblaɪdʒ\/1) forplikte2) tvinge3) imøtekomme, gjøre til lags, gjøre en tjeneste, stå til tjeneste• could you oblige me with a match?• the hotel obliged by serving...hotellet stod til tjeneste med å servere...• would you oblige at the piano?much obliged! ( også spøkefullt) tusen takk!, takk skal du ha!be obliged to være forpliktet til være tvunget til, være nødt tilbe obliged to somebody stå i takknemlighetsgjeld til noenoblige oneself forplikte seg -
26 raise
reiz 1. verb1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) løfte, heise, rekke opp2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) øke, heve, forhøye3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) dyrke; avle4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) oppdra/-fostre5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) ta opp, reise; gjøre innvendinger6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) samle (inn)7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) vekke, framkalle8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) virvle opp9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) reise, sette/føre opp10) (to give (a shout etc).) komme med11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) få samband med2. noun(an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) lønnspålegg- raise hell/Cain / the roof
- raise someone's spiritsheve--------løfte--------oppfostreIsubst. \/reɪz\/1) (spesielt amer.) pålegg, lønnsforhøyelse, lønnsøkning2) ( i bridge) støttemelding3) ( i poker) forhøyning av innsatsenIIverb \/reɪz\/1) heve, løfte (opp)2) rekke i været3) slå opp, skyve opp4) ( om dyr fra et leie) jage opp5) (om priser, skatter e.l.) forhøye, legge på, øke, sette opp6) forøke, stimulere, få til å vokse, øke7) ( om byggverk e.l.) reise, sette opp, oppføre, bygge (opp)sette opp \/ reise et monument8) ( om uro e.l.) starte, (an)stifte9) opphøye, forfremme10) ( om planter) dyrke, produsere12) (om barn, familie) oppdra, oppfostre13) provosere, vekke, egge opp14) ( fra det hinsidige) vekke opp, oppvekke, mane frem, fremkalle15) forårsake, volde, fremkalle, vekke, avstedkomme, gi anledning tilfremkalle\/forårsake blemmer16) (om krav, innvendinger, spørsmål e.l.) legge frem, fremsette, ta opp18) samle (sammen), skaffe, skrape sammen, reise, stable på bena• raise troops\/an army20) ( om sanksjoner e.l.) heve, oppheve22) ( matematikk) opphøye23) (musikk, fonetikk) heve25) ( om bakverk e.l.) heve, få til å heve seg27) (om røst, litterært) oppløfte (dvs. begynne å tale)28) (handel, om beløp) forhøye (i bedragersk hensikt)raise a report sette ut et rykteraise Cain eller raise hell eller raise the devil ( hverdagslig) holde et helvetes spetakkel, sette himmel og jord i bevegelse, stelle til bråkraise from the dead vekke opp fra de døderaise funds samle inn pengerraise one's hand against\/to somebody hytte med neven mot noen, true noenraise one's hat to somebody løfte på hatten for noenraise one's head løfte (opp) hodet ( overført) rette ryggen, rette seg oppraise oneself up svinge\/slå seg opp (stort)raise one's voice against something protestere mot noeraise somebody's spirit live noen oppraise the roof (slang, ved bifall) få taket til å løfte seg ( slang) rive ned huset (dvs. holde et skikkelig leven) ( slang) slå seg løs ( slang) bli (potte)surraise the temperature øke temperaturen ( overført) øke spenningenraise the wind ( hverdagslig) skaffe pengerraise up løfte (opp), ta opp, heise\/dra opp -
27 scrap
I 1. skræp noun1) (a small piece or fragment: a scrap of paper.) stump, bit2) ((usually in plural) a piece of food left over after a meal: They gave the scraps to the dog.) matrest3) (waste articles that are only valuable for the material they contain: The old car was sold as scrap; ( also adjective) scrap metal.) skrap, søppel4) (a picture etc for sticking into a scrapbook.) utklipp, bilde2. verb(to discard: They scapped the old television set; She decided to scrap the whole plan.) kassere, hive- scrappy- scrappily
- scrappiness
- scrapbook
- scrap heap II 1. skræp noun(a fight: He tore his jacket in a scrap with another boy.) slagsmål, sammenstøt2. verb(to fight: The dogs were scrapping over a bone.) slåss, tretteavfall--------utklippIsubst. \/skræp\/1) stump, bit, lapp, smule, fragment, bruddstykke2) ( ironisk om kontrakt e.l.) bare en papirbit3) avfall, skrap, skrot, skrammel4) skrapmetall, metallavfall5) ( foranstilt) skrap-, avfalls-, skylle-• what is the scrap value of this car?6) ( foranstilt om mat) reste-7) utklipp (fra avis e.l.)8) glansbildenot a scrap ikke det grann, ikke (det) sporscraps (mat)rester, smulerIIsubst. \/skræp\/( hverdagslig) sammenstøt, slagsmål, tretteIIIverb \/skræp\/1) kassere, skrote, vrake, utrangere2) ( hverdagslig) kaste på skraphaugenIVverb \/skræp\/( hverdagslig) krangle, trette, slåss -
28 encore
'oŋko:noun, interjection((a call from an audience for) a repetition of a performance, or (for) a further performance: The audience cried `Encore!'; The singer gave two encores.) ekstranummer, dakapoIsubst. \/ɒŋˈkɔː\/, \/ˈɒŋkɔː\/1) ekstranummer, dakaponummer• give\/sing an encore2) dakapo(rop), innrop(ing), fremkallingto get an encore få krav om et ekstranummerIIverb \/ɒŋˈkɔː\/, \/ˈɒŋkɔː\/1) forlange ekstranummer av2) rope dakapo (til), kalle inn (igjen)IIIinterj. \/ɒŋˈkɔː\/dakapo -
29 immortalize
verb (to make (a person etc) famous for ever: He wrote a song immortalizing the battle.) udødeliggjøre, forevigeverb \/ɪˈmɔːtəlaɪz\/ eller immortalisegjøre udødelig, forevige, bevare for evig -
30 anthem
'ænƟəm1) (a piece of music for a church choir usually with words from the Bible.) hymne, salme2) (a song of praise: a national anthem.) lovsang, nasjonalsanghymnesubst. \/ˈænθəm\/, \/ˈænθem\/1) hymne, lovsang, salme2) ( hverdagslig) kampsang3) ( musikk) motett -
31 blank
blæŋk 1. adjective1) ((of paper) without writing or marks: a blank sheet of paper.) blank, tom2) (expressionless: a blank look.) uttrykksløs, tom3) ((of a wall) having no door, window etc.) blind-2. noun1) ((in forms etc) a space left to be filled (with a signature etc): Fill in all the blanks!) rubrikk, tom plass2) (a blank cartridge: The soldier fired a blank.) løspatron•- blankly- blankness
- blank cartridge
- blank cheque
- go blankblank--------hull--------tomromIsubst. \/blæŋk\/1) tomrom, tom flate, begivenhetsløs tid• his mind\/memory was a complete blankhan var helt tom i hodet\/det stod helt stille i hodet på ham2) ( på skjema) tomt felt, ubeskrevet sted (på papir)3) skjema, blankett (amer.), formular4) nite, blanklodd5) ( av metall eller tre) råemne6) ( ved målskyting) blink7) ( i stedet for noe som er utelatt) tankestrek, tre prikkerhun erstattet de vulgære ordene i sangen med (...)8) ( også blank cartridge) løspatron9) ( hverdagslig) djevel, jækeldraw a blank trekke en nite ( også overført) få lang neseIIadj. \/blæŋk\/1) tom, blank, ubeskrevet, ikke fylt ut, ren, blanko-2) ( bygg) uten åpninger (vinduer), slett, blind-3) tom, uttrykksløs4) begivenhetsløs, innholdsløs, uten utsikter5) absolutt, pur, renblank refusal blankt avslagblank signature underskrift i blankoblank verse ( poesi) blankversin blank in blanko -
32 carol
'kærəl(a song of joy or praise, especially for Christmas.) (jule-/gledes)sangIsubst. \/ˈkær(ə)l\/lovsang, jubelsang (særlig om julesanger)IIverb \/ˈkær(ə)l\/juble, synge\/si (med glede i stemmen)go carolling gå fra hus til hus og synge julesanger -
33 chant
1. verb1) (to recite in a singing manner: The monks were chanting their prayers.) synge ensformig2) (to repeat (a phrase, slogan etc) over and over out loud: The crowd was chanting `We want more!') rope taktfast i kor2. noun1) (a kind of sacred song.) salmesang, messing2) (a phrase or slogan constantly repeated: `Stop the cuts!' was the chant.) taktfast roping av slagordmesseIsubst. \/tʃɑːnt\/1) (monoton) sang, messing2) ( kirkelig) resitativ3) ( kirkelig) salme (fra Salmenes bok)4) taktfaste rop, messing, monoton roping5) ( overført) mas, hylekorIIverb \/tʃɑːnt\/1) synge (monotont), besynge2) ( kirkelig) synge liturgisk, messe, resitere3) rope taktfast, rope monotont, messe• they kept chanting «We want Bobby»chant somebody's praises lovsynge noen, skryte av noen -
34 cycle
I 1. verb(to go by bicycle: He cycles to work every day.) sykle2. noun(shortened form of bicycle: They bought the child a cycle for his birthday.) sykkel- cyclistII noun1) (a number of events happening one after the other in a certain order: the life-cycle of the butterfly.) syklus, (om-/krets)løp, (-)krets2) (a series of poems, songs etc written about one main event etc: a song cycle.) (dikt-/sang)syklus3) ((of alternating current, radio waves etc) one complete series of changes in a regularly varying supply, signal etc.) periode•- cyclic- cyclicallykrets--------periode--------sykkelIsubst. \/ˈsaɪkl\/1) sykkel, motorsykkel2) syklus, periode3) (krets)løp, omløp4) serie, (sagn)krets, saga5) diktsyklus6) (musikk, også cycle of songs) sangsyklus7) ( mekanikk) arbeidsgang, periode, takt (i forbrenningsmotor)8) ( elektronikk) krets9) syklon, virvelstrømIIverb \/ˈsaɪkl\/1) sykle2) kretse -
35 hit
hit 1. present participle - hitting; verb1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) slå, kollidere, treffe, ramme2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) slå3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) ramme4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) komme til/på/i, treffe2. noun1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) slag, støt2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) treff, slag3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) slager•- hit-or-miss
- hit back
- hit below the belt
- hit it off
- hit on
- hit out
- make a hit withnå--------rekke--------suksessIsubst. \/hɪt\/1) slag, støt2) ( spesielt i sport og spill) treff, fulltreffer3) ( fekting) touché4) hint, hentydning, satirisk kommentar5) ( også lucky hit) lykketreff, hell6) suksess, publikumssuksess7) ( musikk) hit, slager• be\/make a big hitgjøre stor suksess, slå igjennom8) (spesielt amer., slang) mord (på oppdrag)9) ( slang) skudd, dose med stoff (også alkohol)direct hit fulltreffermake a hit få inn et treff, treffeII1) slå (til), støte (mot)2) treffe, ramme• you've hit it!3) treffe, kjøre inn i, kollidere med, støte mot4) ( overført) ramme, skade, påvirke5) ( også overført) angripe, gå til angrep6) ( hverdagslig) komme på, slå en7) nå, ankomme, komme frem til8) komme på, komme i9) (spesielt amer., slang) myrde (på oppdrag)10) (spesielt amer., slang) rane12) (om musikk, film, teaterstykke e.l.) være en suksess, være vellykket13) ( i brettspill) slå ut15) ( motorteknikk) tennefeel oneself hit føle seg rammet, føle seg truffethit against støte mothit a happy medium finne et tilfredsstillende kompromisshit a new high nå nye høyder, nå nye rekorderhit home gjøre inntrykk påhit it off ( hverdagslig) komme godt overenshit off begynne, sette i gang ta på kornet, gjengi treffendehit off well with passe bra med, klaffe medhit one in the eye ( hverdagslig) springe en i øynene, slå en umiddelbart, være påfallendehit one's fancy eller hit somebody's taste falle en i smakhit on somebody legge an på noen, flørte med noenhit out slå omkring seghit somebody for something (amer., hverdagslig) tigge noen om noehit someone (again) (kortspill, gambling) gi en et nytt korthit someone a blow gi noen et slag, slå til noenhit straight eller shoot straight treffe riktig, være treffsikkerhit the books se ➢ book, 1hit the bottle\/booze ( slang) slå seg på flaska, begynne å drikkehit the gound running ( hverdagslig) sette i gang med noe med stor entusiasme og høyt tempohit the hay\/sack ( hverdagslig) krype til køys, gå og legge seghit the nail on the head treffe spikeren på hodethit the pavement se ➢ pavementhit the right note slå an den rette tonenhit the road! ( slang) stikk av!hit the roof\/ceiling (spesielt amer., hverdagslig) fly i flint, bli fly forbannethit the skids se ➢ skidhit the spot ( hverdagslig) dekke et behov, tilfredsstillefå en idé, komme på en løsningnot know what hit one bli tatt på sengen, bli helt forvirret, bli helt paff -
36 immortalise
verb (to make (a person etc) famous for ever: He wrote a song immortalizing the battle.) udødeliggjøre, forevigeverbse ➢ immortalize -
37 join
‹oin 1. verb1) ((often with up, on etc) to put together or connect: The electrician joined the wires (up) wrongly; You must join this piece (on) to that piece; He joined the two stories together to make a play; The island is joined to the mainland by a sandbank at low tide.) knytte/skjøte sammen, forbinde med2) (to connect (two points) eg by a line, as in geometry: Join point A to point B.) knytte sammen3) (to become a member of (a group): Join our club!) bli medlem av, melde seg inn i4) ((sometimes with up) to meet and come together (with): This lane joins the main road; Do you know where the two rivers join?; They joined up with us for the remainder of the holiday.) møte, flyte/renne sammen5) (to come into the company of: I'll join you later in the restaurant.) slutte seg til2. noun(a place where two things are joined: You can hardly see the joins in the material.) skjøt, sammenføyning- join hands
- join in
- join upforbindeIsubst. \/dʒɔɪn\/sammenføyning, skjøtIIverb \/dʒɔɪn\/1) forene(s), forbinde(s), skjøte, føye sammen, slutte seg sammen2) bli medlem av, melde seg inn i, slutte seg til• won't you join us?3) ( om elv(er)) munne ut i, flyte sammen4) ( hverdagslig) grense til (hverandre), ligge inntil (hverandre)join a ship ta hyre gå ombordjoin battle innlede slag, gå til kamp, ta opp kampenjoin efforts forene krefterjoin forces se ➢ force, 1join hands ta hverandre i hånden samarbeidejoin hands with gjøre felles sak med, forene seg medjoin in være med, bli med (i\/på), delta (i\/på)synge med, spille medjoin rank innta sin plass i geleddetjoin together føye sammen, sette sammen, forene, samlejoin two persons in marriage vie to menneskerjoin up verve seg (til det militære) -
38 lower
1) (to make or become less high: She lowered her voice.) senke, sette ned, dempe2) (to let down: He lowered the blinds.) heise/slippe ned, senkesenkeIsubst. \/ˈləʊə\/se ➢ lour, 1IIverb \/ˈləʊə\/1) ( også overført) senke, sette ned2) ( om lyd) senke, dempe, avta, skru ned (volumet)3) ( musikk) senke (toneleiet), legge lavere4) ( om flagg) fire, ta ned5) ( sjøfart) låre, fire (ned), sette ut6) synke, falle, gå ned, bli lavere, minke, avta7) ( hverdagslig) helle i seg, svelge8) ( også lour) se bister ut, se ond ut, se truende utlower into senke ned ilower oneself (to do something) nedverdige seg, ydmyke seg, nedlate seglower one's tone ( overført) dempe seg, jekke seg nedlower the boom on (amer., hverdagslig) behandle hardhendt sette en stopper forIIIverb \/ˈlaʊə\/se ➢ lour, 2IVadj. \/ˈləʊə\/1) ( komparativ av low) lavere2) underste, under-, nedre3) (geologi, arkeologi) eldre, nedre (lag)4) (amer., skolevesen) forklaring: det nederste av to påfølgende årstrinn5) ( biologi) laverestående6) (geografi, ofte i stedsnavn) nedre, søndre, sør-the lower classes de lavere klassene, underklassenlower deck ( sjøfart) underdekk, lavere dekk banjerdekk underoffiserer og mannskaplower limit nedre grense, minimumsgrensethe lower school småskolenthe lower world jorden underverdenen, helveteVadv. \/ˈləʊə\/lavere, lengre (ned)lower down lengre ned -
39 madrigal
'mædriɡəl(a type of song for several voices singing unaccompanied in harmony.) madrigalsubst. \/ˈmædrɪɡ(ə)l\/( musikk eller litterært) madrigal -
40 Roland
personnavn \/ˈrəʊlənd\/Rolandgive a Roland for an Oliver ( gammeldags) gi svar på tiltale, gi igjen med samme mynt
См. также в других словарях:
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 — 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 … Словарь американских идиом
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