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
Nicolette[.nikə'let]
ShaunaSHAW-nəEnglish
Narinah-reeKorean
Gu&Eth;RÚN-Ancient Scandinavian, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Stafford['stæfəd]
BarbaraBAHR-bər-ə (English), BAHR-brə (English), BAHR-bah-rah (German), bahr-BAH-rah (Polish)English, Italian, French, German, Polish, Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian,