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
Firminus-Late Roman
Gleason['gli:sən]
Nirmalaneer-MAH-lah (Indonesian)Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Nepali, Indonesian
Acker['ækə]
Nikolaynee-kah-LIE (Russian)Russian, Bulgarian
Ognena-Macedonian