Money does not grow on trees

money doesn't grow on trees

Money should not be wasted because it is not something that can be replenished whenever one wants. I can't believe you would spend your entire allowance on a silly video game. Money doesn't grow on trees, you know!
See also: grow, money, on, tree
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

Money does not grow on trees.

Prov. It is not easy to get money. (Implies that the person you are addressing spends money too easily.) Child: Can I have ten dollars to go to the movies? Father: Ten dollars?! Money doesn't grow on trees.
See also: does, grow, money, not, on, tree
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • (I) hope not
  • hope not
  • not for a second
  • not for a minute
  • not for a moment
  • aint
  • ain't
  • not for a instant
  • not for a/one minute/moment/second/instant
  • by no means
References in periodicals archive
Money does not grow on trees', so goes an English saying, denoting that money is a limited resource that cannot be harvested from a backyard tree.