there is no such thing as a free lunch

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—used to say that it is not possible to get something that is desired or valuable without having to pay for it in some way

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To put it simply, there is no such thing as a free lunch. —

Dj Nordquist, Foreign Affairs, 12 Jan. 2023 However, as the American saying goes, there is no such thing as a free lunch. —

Andrea Pietrini, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024

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