grow on trees

idiom

informal

: to exist in large amounts : to be easy to get

Good jobs don't grow on trees.

He acts as if money grows on trees.

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Different fungi grow on trees, including Cap Fungus, Shelf Fungus, and Jelly Fungus. —Steve Bender, Southern Living, 12 June 2023

Good weather and life’s pleasures in California don’t pay the bills, and while many things do grow on trees here, money sure doesn’t. —San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2023

If money doesn’t grow on trees, then why do banks have branches? —Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 14 Apr. 2022

The team knows players with Kearse’s traits don’t grow on trees. —Dallas News, 21 Mar. 2022

Listen, money doesn’t grow on trees, and maybe your mom is the one who taught you to be frugal and wise with your dough. —Popular Science, 8 Mar. 2021

At that point, Luann gestures toward her breasts — which the song tells us did not grow on trees. —Jodi Walker, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2020

After all, money doesn't grow on trees, and chores don't do themselves. —Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2022

Exorbitant lumber prices mean money, in a sense, does grow on trees. —Fortune, 10 June 2021