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money doesn't grow on trees en · X

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. Wealth cannot be obtained without some effort; hence currency is not always available for a prospective purchase.
   • Money doesn't grow on trees — and even the paper for money isn't made of wood! 2005, Kathie Rechkemmer, I Want to Teach My Child about Money, page 28:
   • Perhaps it was a Scotsman who, in response to an idea for lavish expenditure, first said "Money doesn't grow on trees". 1943, William Budington Duryee, Farming for security, page 187:
   • Today's money worries certainly should make it easier for parents to teach their children that money doesn't grow on trees. 1975, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, page 39:

Relateds

money does not smell · money talks · money tree · magic money tree · a buck's a buck

Synonyms

there's no such thing as a free lunch

Translations (32)

it i soldi non crescono sugli alberi (wealth cannot be obtained without some effort) · cmn 樹不生錢 /树不生钱 (wealth cannot be obtained without some effort) · ja 木にお金は生えない (wealth cannot be obtained without some effort) · cmn 一分收获 (wealth cannot be obtained without some effort) · nb penger vokser ikke på trær (wealth cannot be obtained without some effort) · uk гроші не ростуть на деревах (wealth cannot be obtained without some effort) · lt pinigai ant medžių neauga (wealth cannot be obtained without some effort) · ro banii nu pică din cer (wealth cannot be obtained without some effort) · et raha ei kasva puu otsas (wealth cannot be obtained without some effort) · th เงินไม่ได้เติบโตบนต้นไม้ (wealth cannot be obtained without some effort) · el τα λεφτά δεν φυτρώνουν στα δέντρα (wealth cannot be obtained without some effort) · tr parasını sokakta bulmamak (wealth cannot be obtained without some effort) · pl pieniądze nie spadają z nieba (wealth cannot be obtained without some effort) · pt dinheiro não cresce em árvores (wealth cannot be obtained without some effort) · de das Geld liegt nicht auf der Straße (wealth cannot be obtained without some effort) · cmn 一分耕耘，一分收穫 /一分耕耘 (wealth cannot be obtained without some effort) · fi raha ei kasva puussa (wealth cannot be obtained without some effort) · ru де́ньги не расту́т на дере́вьях (wealth cannot be obtained without some effort) · kn ಕೈ ಕೆಸರಾದರೆ ಬಾಯ್ ಮೊಸರು (wealth cannot be obtained without some effort) · ta பணம் மரத்தில் காய்க்காது (wealth cannot be obtained without some effort) · hu nincs kolbászból fonva a kerítés (wealth cannot be obtained without some effort) · mt il-flus ma jikbrux fis-siġar (wealth cannot be obtained without some effort) · nn pengar voksar ikkje på tre (wealth cannot be obtained without some effort) · sv pengar växer inte på träd (wealth cannot be obtained without some effort) · fr l'argent ne tombe pas du ciel (wealth cannot be obtained without some effort) · ta பணம் மரங்களில் வளராது (wealth cannot be obtained without some effort) · es el dinero no crece en los árboles (wealth cannot be obtained without some effort) · fr l'argent ne pousse pas dans les arbres (wealth cannot be obtained without some effort) · nl het geld groeit me niet op de rug (wealth cannot be obtained without some effort) · is peningar vaxa ekki á trjám (wealth cannot be obtained without some effort) · vi tiền không mọc trên cây (wealth cannot be obtained without some effort) · he כסף לא צומח על העצים (wealth cannot be obtained without some effort)