English Explanatory Dictionary

you don't get something for nothing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. One cannot expect to receive some benefit if one does not pay for it in some way or does not face a counterbalancing hazard or harm.

Word forms

you don't get something for nothing you can't get something for nothing you don’t get owt for nowt

Related words

no pain, no gain the cat would eat fish but would not wet her feet there's no such thing as a free lunch you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs you only get what you give
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