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Nadie da nada a cambio de nada
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Nobody gives something for nothing.
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Also: No one gives something for nothing.
More common: You don't get something for nothing. |
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There isn't such a thing as free lunch.
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There's no such thing as a free lunch.
There ain't no such thing as a free lunch. |
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Right. My accent shows.
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Not that I want to make things more complex, but here are some more variations and/or related expressions that may be of interest.
In Spanish there equivalents such as, Nadie regala nada. Nadie da duros a cuatro pesetas. (Spain) Nadie da algo a cambio de nada. ¿Tú te crees que las cosas las regalan? ¿Crees que alguien te va a regalar algo... por tu cara bonita? Also, related, as a variation, having to do with "exchange" or maybe "marketing" and "promotion", El que regala bien vende, si el que lo toma lo entiende. I.e., some sales people may give another a nice gift, that makes the person who receives it, see its value, and buy more of the same... getting the person as a costumer... or similar concept. Also somewhat related, "No hay pan que no cueste una torta" "les está costando la torta un pan" it’s costing us/them more than we’re/they’re saving o it’s a false economy "There is no smoke without fire". "You pays your money and you take/get your chance" (the bad grammar I believe is in the original 'expression'.) |
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Quote:
"El dinero no crece en (los) árboles" o "las cosas no crecen en los árboles" :-) |
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Buena idea.
In English, You think money grow on trees? Right? (Even if a bit "off" from the original question by the Archer of Archers... still in the realm of a close enough concept.) |
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You pays your money and you takes your chance. |
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