How is the phrase l'avoir pour une bouchée de pain translated from French to English

English translation
To get it for a song
phrase

Acheter quelque chose à un prix très bas.

To buy something for a very low price.

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  • La voiture était presque neuve, et je l'ai eue pour une bouchée de pain. — The car was almost new, and I got it for a song.

  • Si tu attends les soldes, tu peux l'avoir pour une bouchée de pain. — If you wait for the sale, you can get it for a song.

  • Personne ne s'attendait à l'avoir pour une bouchée de pain, mais le vendeur était pressé. — Nobody expected to get it for a song, but the seller was in a hurry.

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