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There's no such thing as a free lunch
Meaning We cannot get something for nothing. We must pay for everything. Nothing in life is free.
Origin Often attributed to the American economist and Nobel Prize winner Milton Friedman (1912-2006), this saying was around at least by the 1950s. Friedman popularized but did not originate it.
Variety This saying is typically used in American English but may be used in other varieties of English too.