the only free cheese is in the mousetrap
the only free cheese is in the mousetrap
proverb Nothing is truly free. Everything comes with conditions, however hidden or unseen. A: "There's no way this service is actually free—they have to make money somehow. The only free cheese is in the mousetrap." B: "Yeah, I bet this is only a free trial and that they'll charge your account once it's up."
See also: cheese, free, mousetrap
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- there's no such thing as a free lunch
- a free lunch
- free lunch
- Es
- (there) ain't no free lunch(es)
- You don't get for nothing
- free as air/as a bird
- (as) free as (the) air
- (as) free as a bird
- free as a bird