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go for a song

go for a song verb: to be sold at a very low price.

Verb

go for a song (third-person singular simple present goes for a song, present participle going for a song, simple past went for a song, past participle gone for a song)

  1. (idiomatic) To be sold at a very low price.

Forms of go for a song

third-person singular presentgoes for a song
present participlegoing for a song
pastwent for a song
past participlegone for a song
alternative formgo for an old song

Questions about go for a song

What does go for a song mean?
Go for a song means to be sold at a very low price.
What part of speech is go for a song?
Go for a song is a verb.
What is the past tense of go for a song?
The past tense of go for a song is went for a song.

Words near go for a song in the dictionary

  1. go fish
  2. go five-hole
  3. go fly a kite
  4. go for
  5. go for a burton
  6. go for a song
  7. go for a toss
  8. go for an old song
  9. go for broke
  10. go for gold
  11. go for it

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