Translate these common French idioms

Je l'ai acheté pour une bouchée de pain - 'mouthful of bread' / fig. 'it didn't cost much'
Faire la grasse matinée - 'fat morning' / fig. 'to sleep in / lie in'
Tomber dans le panneau - 'to fall into the sign' / fig. 'to fall into the trap' (scam/con)

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