Money & finance
money doesn't grow on trees
money is limited
Used to remind someone that money is limited and should not be wasted.
Hear it in real life
Can I get the newest phone?
Not yet. Money doesn't grow on trees.
Please turn the heating down a little - money doesn't grow on trees.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: Money isn't growing on trees.
Say: Money doesn't grow on trees.
Keep the fixed expression in the simple present: “money doesn't grow on trees.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
money doesn't grow on trees; money didn't grow on trees
Your turn: say it out loud
Please turn the heating down a little - money doesn't grow on trees.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
money doesn't grow on trees
money is limited
“Please turn the heating down a little - money doesn't grow on trees.”
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