there's no such thing as a free lunch

Etymology
In use since the 1930s. Popularized by the American economist through the title of a 1975 book, and frequently misattributed to him.

Phrase

 * 1) Nothing is free; even things that appear free often have to be paid in the end.

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Bulgarian: няма такова нещо като безплатен обяд
 * Catalan: ningú dóna duros a quatre pessetes
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 天下沒有白吃的午餐
 * Czech: žádný oběd není zadarmo
 * Finnish: ilmaisia lounaita ei ole
 * French:, tout a un prix
 * German: nichts ist umsonst, es wird einem nichts geschenkt
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian: semmi sincs ingyen, semmit nem adnak ingyen, semmit sem adnak ajándékba
 * Italian: i soldi non crescono sugli alberi
 * Japanese:
 * Norwegian: ingenting i livet er gratis
 * Polish: nie ma darmowych obiadów
 * Portuguese: não existe almoço de graça, não existe almoço grátis
 * Russian: беспла́тный сыр быва́ет то́лько в мышело́вке
 * Serbo-Croatian: nema besplatnog ručka
 * Turkish: bedava yemek diye bir şey yoktur
 * Ukrainian: немає такої речі, як безкоштовний обід