There's no such thing as a free lunch

There's no such thing as a free lunch. and There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.

Prov. Cliché Everything costs something. (Can imply that you should be suspicious of anything that appears to be free.) Fred: This advertisement says I can get an expensive camera for free! Jane: Don't be so gullible. There's no such thing as a free lunch. Mary gave me her sewing machine, but I had to give it $100 worth of repairs before I could even use it. There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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They do say there's no such thing as a free lunch - well, obviously there is if you happen to be an elected member of Knowsley council. Awayday expense; You Say Email:letters@liverpoolecho.co.uk by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England) THERE'S no such thing as a free lunch - but to think the Government spent EUR32million on school dinners really sticks in the throat. IRISH DAILY Mirror COMMENT: Dinner costs don't add up by The Mirror (London, England) Byline: Steve Lawson IT'S said there's no such thing as a free lunch, and I can't argue with that. tech heads; Steve Lawson's games and technology round-up Wabbadabba ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)			There is no royal road to learning there is no such thing There is nothing new under the sun There is safety in numbers There wasn't a dry eye in the house There will be hell to pay there'll be hell to pay there's [much lot etc.] to be said for There's a time and a place There's life in the old dog yet There's many a good tune played on an old fiddle There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip There's many a slip twixt cup and lip There's many a true word spoken in jest there's method in madness There's more than one way to skin a cat There's no accounting for taste There's no accounting for taste! There's no flies on There's no fool like an old fool there's no law against There's no peace for the wicked! There's no place like home There's no rose without a thorn There's no smoke without fire There's no such thing as a free lunch there's no telling There's no time like the present There's no time to lose There's nobody home There's none so blind as those who will not see There's none so deaf as those who will not hear There's nothing to it There's one born every minute There's safety in numbers There's the rub There, there thereby hangs a tale therein these They also serve who only stand and wait They broke the mould when they made They don't make them like they used to They must have seen you coming They went that a'way thick thick and fast thick as a short plank thick as pea soup thick as thieves thick-skinned			there's method in madness There's more than one way to do it There's more than one way to do it There's More Than One Way to do This There's more than one way to skin a cat there's more to than meets the eye there's more to than meets the eye there's more to than meets the eye There's no accounting for taste There's no accounting for taste There's no accounting for taste There's no accounting for taste There's no accounting for taste There's no accounting for taste There's no accounting for taste! there's no accounting for tastes there's no accounting for tastes there's no accounting for tastes there's no accounting for tastes there's no accounting for tastes There's no flies on There's no fool like an old fool there's no law against There's no peace for the wicked! There's No Place Like Home There's No Place Like Home There's no point crying over spilt milk There's no rest for the wicked! There's no rose without a thorn There's no smoke without fire There's no such thing as a free lunch There's No Such Thing As A Pitching Prospect there's no telling There's no time like the present There's no time to lose there's no use There's nobody home There's none so blind as those who will not see There's none so deaf as those who will not hear There's Nothing Better There's Nothing on Television, So .... There's Nothing to Fear There's nothing to it There's one born every minute There's one born every minute There's one born every minute There's one born every minute There's one born every minute There's Only One Way to do It There's safety in numbers There's Something About Halo! There's Something About Mary There's the Door there's the rub There's Your Boyfriend There, Fixed That for You There, I Fixed It for You There, now There, now. an expression used to comfort