money doesn't grow on trees
sayingsaid to warn someone to be careful how much money they spend, because there is only a limited amount:
"Mum, I'd like a new bike." "I'll have to think about it - money doesn't grow on trees, you know!"
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Paying money
- ante
- chargeable
- congestion charge
- demurrage
- disburse
- discharge
- expense
- fork
- fork out sth
- overspend
- pay up
- payee
- put sth down 1
- repayable
- self-financing
- sink
- spring
- square
- tip
- worth
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