You don't get for nothing



You don't get something for nothing.

Prov. Everything costs something, and anything that appears to be free must be deceptive. Jill: This newspaper ad says we can get a trip to Hawaii for free. Jane: There must be a catch to it somewhere. You don't get something for nothing.
See also: get, nothing

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Estellees-TELEnglish, French
Violetabyo-LE-tah (Spanish)Romanian, Spanish, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian, Lithuanian
Yoana-Bulgarian
NahumNAY-əm (English), NAY-həm (English)Biblical
AustĖJa-Lithuanian, Baltic Mythology
Omid-Persian