Idiom
free lunch
Meaning
Something obtained without any payment, obligation or effort.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Don't expect a free lunch in this business.”
“He was suspicious of the offer because he knew there is no such thing as a free lunch.”
“Investors soon realized that the company's promise of high returns without any risk was merely a mirage, proving once again that there is no such thing as a free lunch.”
Examples
simple
“Don't expect a free lunch in this business.”
contextual
“He was suspicious of the offer because he knew there is no such thing as a free lunch.”
complex
“Investors soon realized that the company's promise of high returns without any risk was merely a mirage, proving once again that there is no such thing as a free lunch.”
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