you don't get something for nothing
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you don't get something for nothing
proverb you can't get something for nothing · you don’t get owt for nowt
- 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. There's half the fight won, first off." "Osterman bribed him, I suppose," observed Magnus. Annixter raised a shoulder vexatiously. "You've got to pay for what you get," he returned. "You don't get something for nothing, I guess."
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proverb everything has a price
| Français | on n'a rien sans rien |
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| Deutsch | alles hat seinen Preis, man kriegt nichts geschenkt, nur der Tod ist umsonst, von nichts kommt nichts |
| Italiano | chi non semina non raccoglie |
| العربية | الْبِلَاش يُجِيبُ ٱلْعَمَى وَٱلطُرَاش al-bilāš yujību l-ʕamā waṭ-ṭurāš |
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