I can't afford that. Money doesn't grow on trees, you know.
•Don't waste the glue. That stuff doesn't grow on trees, you know.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
not grow on trees — in. not to be abundant; not to be expendable. (Usually said about money.) □ I can’t afford that. Money doesn’t grow on trees, you know. □ Don’t waste the glue. That stuff doesn’t grow on trees, you know … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
something does not grow on trees — mainly spoken phrase used for telling someone that they should not waste or ignore something, because it is valuable and not easy to get Thesaurus: rare and sought aftersynonym Main entry: grow … Useful english dictionary
something does not grow on trees — mainly spoken used for telling someone that they should not waste or ignore something, because it is valuable and not easy to get … English dictionary
grow — [ grou ] (past tense grew [ gru ] ; past participle grown [ groun ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 about children/animals ▸ 2 about plants/cells etc. ▸ 3 about hair/nails ▸ 4 increase in size ▸ 5 increase in success ▸ 6 develop character ▸ 7 start to have… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
money doesn't grow on trees — To say that money doesn t grow on trees means that it is not plentiful or easily obtained. Watch how you spend your money Alex. It doesn t grow on trees you know! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
it doesn't grow on trees — it/money doesn t grow on ˈtrees idiom (saying) used to tell sb not to use sth or spend money carelessly because you do not have a lot of it Main entry: ↑growidiom … Useful english dictionary
money doesn't grow on trees — it/money doesn t grow on ˈtrees idiom (saying) used to tell sb not to use sth or spend money carelessly because you do not have a lot of it Main entry: ↑growidiom … Useful english dictionary
money doesn't grow on trees — money is not easy to get, we value our money Father said, Money doesn t grow on trees, boy. You earn it … English idioms
grow */*/*/ — UK [ɡrəʊ] / US [ɡroʊ] verb Word forms grow : present tense I/you/we/they grow he/she/it grows present participle growing past tense grew UK [ɡruː] / US [ɡru] past participle grown UK [ɡrəʊn] / US [ɡroʊn] 1) [intransitive] if children or animals… … English dictionary
grow — W1S1 [grəu US grou] v past tense grew [gru:] past participle grown [grəun US groun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(increase)¦ 2¦(person/animal)¦ 3¦(plants)¦ 4¦(hair/nails)¦ 5¦(become)¦ 6¦(improve)¦ 7 it/money doesn t grow on trees … Dictionary of contemporary English
Trees For Life (Australia) — Trees For Life is a not for profit, wholly South Australian community organisation established in 1981 to promote and assist the revegetation of South Australia and to protect its remnant vegetation.Trees For Life has developed programs in… … Wikipedia
