money doesn't grow on trees
sayingDefinition
› said to warn someone that they have to be careful how much money they spend, because there is only a limited amount: "Mum, I'd like a new bike." "I'll have to think about it - money doesn't grow on trees, you know!"Paying and spending money
(Definition of money doesn't grow on trees from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- contributory adjective
- defray verb
- discharge noun (PERFORMANCE)
- grease sb's palm idiom
- make sth/it worth your while idiom
- match sth pound for pound idiom
- means noun (MONEY)
- overpay verb
- pay (sth) out phrasal verb
- pay verb (BUY)
- payable adjective
- payee noun
- pump-priming noun
- run to sth phrasal verb (MONEY)
- self-financing adjective
- settle verb (PAY)
- shortchange verb
- spender noun
- stand verb (BUY)
- tip verb (PAYMENT)
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