See Also: Song(tourism)
song(dictionary)
song(encyclopedia)
Yi Song-gye(encyclopedia)
Su Song(encyclopedia)
uht-song(dictionary)
Song(dictionary)
Song Do Buffet(tourism)
torch song(dictionary)
Song flights(tourism)

song (oh)



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1 ?music with words?
2 ?birds?
3 for a song
4 a song and dance (about something)
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[Language: Old English; Origin: sang]
?MUSIC WITH WORDS?
a) [C] a short piece of music with words that you sing
pop/folk/love etc song
::pop songs on the radio
::They sat round with guitars, singing folk songs .
b) [U] songs in general
::The bravery of past warriors was celebrated in song.
burst/break into song
(=suddenly start singing)
::Some of his more drunken friends burst into song.
?BIRDS?
[U and C] the musical sounds made by birds and some other animals such as whales
::the song of the lark
for a song
very cheaply
::He bought the house for a song five years ago.
a song and dance (about sth)
informal a) BrE if you make a song and dance about something, you behave as if it was worse, more important, more difficult etc than it really is
::Suzy was there, making a song and dance about her aching feet.
b) AmE an explanation or excuse that is too long and complicated
::She gave us a long song and dance about why she was late.
-see also swansong