free lunch en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) Something obtained without any payment, obligation or effort.
He had also been under some pressure from up the hill (Murray MacLehose) to spend more, on social welfare, on public housing, on medical and health, on law and order — an endless list of highly desirable causes as well as a few free lunches.
1999 October 7, Joseph Yam, “A tribute to Philip Haddon-Cave”, in Hong Kong Monetary Authority, archived from the original on 01 Jul 2023:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| free lunches | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
no free lunch theorem · NFL · there's no such thing as a free lunch
Translations (2)
nl gratis bier (Translations) · pl darmowa rzecz (Translations)