there is no such thing as a free lunch
idiom
—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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But there is no such thing as a free lunch, so reducing the risk of this threat may be costly.
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Tomas J. Philipson, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
However, as the American saying goes, there is no such thing as a free lunch.
—Andrea Pietrini, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
To put it simply, there is no such thing as a free lunch.
—Dj Nordquist, Foreign Affairs, 12 Jan. 2023
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Tomas J. Philipson, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
However, as the American saying goes, there is no such thing as a free lunch.
—Andrea Pietrini, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
To put it simply, there is no such thing as a free lunch.
—Dj Nordquist, Foreign Affairs, 12 Jan. 2023
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“There is no such thing as a free lunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/there%20is%20no%20such%20thing%20as%20a%20free%20lunch. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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