Идиома "for a song" с переводом
Идиома «for a song» переводится как «за песню» или «дёшево». Синонимы: «за копейки», «почти даром». Распространена в разговорной речи, с неформальным оттенком. Нюанс: подчёркивает низкую цену, с оттенком выгоды. Используется в беседах о покупках или сделках.
Происхождение и значение
Идиома "for a song" означает за бесценок, за гроши, очень дешево, почти даром, по очень низкой цене, купить или продать что-либо по минимальной цене. Она описывает ситуацию, когда что-то приобретается или продается по чрезвычайно низкой цене, часто значительно ниже его реальной стоимости. Выражение подчеркивает дешевизну и выгодную покупку. Метафора "for a song" (за песню) связана с представлением о том, что песня – это что-то нематериальное и недорогое, поэтому получить что-то "за песню" означает получить это практически бесплатно или за очень малую цену.Примеры употребления
Идиома "for a song" используется для описания очень дешевых покупок:- Покупка со скидкой: "I bought this vintage dress for a song at a flea market." (Я купила это винтажное платье за бесценок на блошином рынке.).
- Продажа по низкой цене: "They are selling these old books for a song to clear out space." (Они продают эти старые книги за гроши, чтобы освободить место.).
- Описание дешевизны: "You can find these souvenirs everywhere for a song." (Эти сувениры можно найти повсюду за бесценок.).
Стилистические особенности
"for a song" – идиома с положительной коннотацией, выражающая выгодную покупку, дешевизну и удачную сделку. Она часто используется в контексте покупок, продаж и описания цен. Стиль идиомы – разговорный и подчеркивающий дешевизну.Русские аналоги
В русском языке есть выражения, схожие по смыслу с "for a song", передающие идею очень низкой цены:- За бесценок. – Русский аналог, прямой и наиболее распространенный.
- За гроши. – Подчеркивает крайнюю дешевизну.
- По дешевке. (разг.) – Разговорное выражение, описывающее покупку по очень низкой цене.
- Даром. – Указывает на получение чего-либо бесплатно или почти бесплатно.
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очень дёшево, "за гроши"Примеры употребления на английском языке (предложение)
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I got it for a song.
Я взял это «за песню».
She sold it for a song.
Она продала это «дёшево».
He bought it for a song.
Он купил это «за копейки».
They got it for a song. Deal!
Они взяли это «почти даром». Сделка!
We nabbed it for a song that sale. Cash low—luck high!
Мы схватили это «дёшево» на той распродаже. Денег мало — удача велика!
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- Face down (someone)
- Face the music
- Face up to (something)
- Face value
- Face value (of something)
- Face-to-face
- Facts of life
- Fair and impartial
- Fair and square
- Fair game
- Fair play
- Fair shake
- Fair to middling
- Fair-weather friend
- Fall apart
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- Fall asleep
- Fall back
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- Fall behind
- Fall by the wayside
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- Fall for (someone or something)
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- Fall from grace
- Fall head over heels
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- Fall ill
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- Fall into a trap
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- Fall short of (one's expectations)
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- Fall upon/on (someone or something)
- Fall/drop into one's lap
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- Falling-out (with someone)
- False arrest
- False pretenses
- False witness
- Familiar with (someone or something)
- Fan the flames of (something)
- Far and away the best
- Far and wide
- Far be it from (someone) to do (something)
- Far cry from (something)
- Far from it
- Far into the night
- Far out
- Farm (something) out
- Fast buck
- Fast talker
- Fat chance
- Fat is in the fire
- Fat of the land
- Favor (someone) with (something)
- Favorite son
- FBI
- Feast one's eyes on (someone or something)
- Feather in one's cap
- Feather one's nest
- Fed up with (someone or something)
- Fee simple
- Feed (someone) a line
- Feed one's face
- Feed the kitty
- Feel (something) in one's bones
- Feel at home
- Feel blue
- Feel dragged out
- Feel fit
- Feel free to do (something)
- Feel it beneath oneself to do (something)
- Feel like a million dollars
- Feel like a new person
- Feel like doing (something)
- Feel like going (somewhere)
- Feel like having (something)
- Feel on top of the world
- Feel out (someone)
- Feel out of place
- Feel put upon
- Feel sorry for (someone)
- Feel the pinch
- Feel up to (do something)
- Feet of clay
- Fence (someone) in
- Ferret (information or something) out of (someone)
- Few and far between
- Fiddle around
- Fiddle while Rome burns
- Field questions
- Fifty-fifty
- Fight against time
- Fight like cats and dogs
- Fight tooth and nail
- Fighting chance
- Figure on (something)
- Figure out (someone or something)
- Figure out (something)
- Fill (someone's) shoes
- Fill (someone) in
- Fill (something) in
- Fill in the blanks
- Fill out (something)
- Fill the bill
- Filled to the brim
- Find (someone) guilty
- Find (someone) innocent
- Find fault with (someone or something)
- Find it in one's heart to (do something)
- Find Mr. Right
- Find one's feet
- Find one's own level
- Find one's tongue
- Find one's way
- Find oneself
- Find out (something)
- Fine and dandy
- Fine how-do-you-do
- Fine kettle of fish
- Fine state of affairs
- Fine-tooth/toothed comb
- Fine-toothed/tooth comb
- Finger in the pie
- Fire a gun
- Fire away at (someone or something)
- Firing on all cylinders
- Firm hand
- First and foremost
- First come, first served
- First hand
- First love
- First of all
- First off
- First out of the gate
- First past the post
- First things first
- First-run
- Firsthand
- Fish for (something)
- Fish for a compliment
- Fish in troubled waters
- Fish or cut bait
- Fish out of water
- Fishy
- Fit (someone or something) in
- Fit (someone) into a schedule
- Fit (someone) out with (something)
- Fit (someone) to a T
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- Fit as a fiddle
- Fit for a king
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- Fit like a glove
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- Fit to be tied
- Fit to kill
- Fix (someone's) wagon
- Fix (someone) up with (someone)
- Fizzle out
- Flare up
- Flash in the pan
- Flat broke
- Flat out
- Flea in (someone's) ear
- Flea market
- Flesh (something) out
- Flex one's muscles
- Flight of fancy
- Flip one's lid
- Flip out
- Flirt with the idea of (doing something)
- Float (someone) a loan
- Float a loan
- Flog/beat a dead horse
- Flora and fauna
- Flunk out
- Flush with (something)
- Fly by the seat of one's pants
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- Fly in the ointment
- Fly into the face of danger
- Fly off the handle
- Fly the coop
- Fly-by-night
- Flying high
- FM
- Foam at the mouth
- Foist (something) off on (someone)
- Fold (something) up
- Fold one's hands
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- Follow one's heart
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- Follow orders
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- Follow through on/with (something)
- Follow up (something)
- Fond of (someone or something)
- Food for thought
- Fool and his money are soon parted
- Fool around
- Foot in the door
- Foot the bill
- Footloose and fancy-free
- For all (something)
- For all I care
- For all I know
- For all intents and purposes
- For all one is worth
- For all practical purposes
- For all the world
- For better or worse
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- For certain
- For crying out loud
- For days/hours on end
- For dear life
- For fear of (something)
- For free
- For good
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- For instance
- For keeps
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- For life
- For my money
- For once
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- For openers
- For peanuts
- For real
- For safekeeping
- For sale
- For short
- For sure
- For that matter
- For the asking
- For the better
- For the birds
- For the duration (of something)
- For the good of (someone or something)
- For the heck/hell of it
- For the life of (someone)
- For the most part
- For the record
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- For the time being
- For the world
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- Force (someone) to the wall
- Force someone's hand
- Force to be reckoned with
- Foregone conclusion
- Forever and a day
- Forever and ever
- Fork money out (for something)
- Fork over (some money)
- Fork over (something)
- Form an opinion
- Forty winks
- Foul one's own nest
- Foul up
- Four eyes
- Fraidy-cat
- Fraught with danger
- Freak out
- Free and clear
- Free and easy
- Free as a bird
- Free hand
- Free translation
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- Freeload
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- Fresh out of (something)
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- Frighten (someone) to death
- Frighten the living daylights out of (someone)
- Fritter (something) away
- From A to Z
- From cradle to grave
- From dawn to dusk
- From day to day
- From door to door
- From hand to hand
- From head to toe
- From near and far
- From now on
- From rags to riches
- From scratch
- From side to side
- From start to finish
- From stem to stern
- From the bottom of one's heart
- From the ground up
- From the heart
- From the old school
- From the outset
- From the top
- From the word go
- From time to time
- From tip to toe
- From way back
- Fruits of one's labor
- Full of beans
- Full of hot air
- Full of it
- Full of oneself
- Full steam ahead
- Full-fledged
- Fun and games
- Funny bone
- Funny business
- Funny ha-ha
- FYI
- Face like thunder
- Fall on your sword
- Fan the flames
- Feed the beast
- Feel the heat
- Fight fire with fire
- Find your feet
- Fire on all cylinders
- Fit the bill
- Flesh and blood
- Fly by the seat of your pants
- Follow your nose