idiom
money doesn't grow on trees
MUN-ee DUZ-unt GROH on TREEZ
ˈmʌni ˈdʌzənt ɡroʊ ɒn triːzListen
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Syllable breakdown
moneydoesn'tgrowontrees
Dictionary meaning
money is not freely or effortlessly available and must be earned through work and effort; a warning against extravagance or the assumption that financial resources are unlimited; commonly used by parents to children requesting unnecessary expenditure, it emphasises that wealth requires labour to produce and should not be wasted through carelessness or impulse
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