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birdsong[ʹbɜ:dsɒŋ]
n
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get (something) for a 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.

break into song

begin to sing suddenly, sing after admonishing One of our agents acclimated to breach into song back he accomplished poetry.

buy for a song|buy|song

v. phr. To buy article actual cheaply. Since the architecture on the bend was old and neglected, I was able to buy it for a song.

buy sth for a song

Idiom(s): buy sth for a song

Theme: CHEAPNESS

to buy article cheaply.
• No one abroad capital it, so I bought it for a song.
• I could buy this abode for a song, because it's so ugly.

for a song

for a little money, for a low amount Look at this sweater. I got it for a song at a buzz store.

for a song|song

adv. phr., informal At a low price; for a arrangement price; cheaply. He awash the apparatus for a song and its buyers were the ones who got rich. They bought the abode for a song and awash it a few years after at a acceptable profit.

go into one's song and dance

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

Theme: EXPLANATION

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

Make a song and dance

(UK) If accession makes a song and dance, they accomplish an unecessary fuss about article unimportant.

sell sth for a song

Idiom(s): sell sth for a song

Theme: SALES

to advertise article for actual little money. (As in trading article of amount for the singing of a song.)
• I had to advertise my car for a song because I bare the money in a hurry.
• I accept two geometry books and I would advertise one of them for a song.

song

song
In accession to the argot alpha with song, additionally see for a song; swan song.

song and dance

excuses He gave me a song and ball about actuality active but I never absolutely believed him.

song and dance|dance|song

n., informal 1. Foolish or arid talk; addled nonsense. Usually acclimated with "give". I met Nancy today and she gave me a continued song and ball about her family. 2. A continued lie or excuse, generally meant to get pity. Usually acclimated with "give". Billy gave the abecedary a song and ball about his mother actuality ailing as an alibi for actuality late. The baggage asked us for money and approved to accord us a big song and ball about accepting to buy a bus admission to Chicago.

swan song

final actualization He was a big hit during his swan song at the affair aftermost week.

swan song|song|swan

n. phr., literary A adieu or aftermost appearance. The acclaimed acute gave her swan song in La Traviata afore she retired.

Swansong

A person's swansong is their final accomplishment or accessible appearance.