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• there's no such thing as — there’s no such thing/person/as phrase used for saying that a particular type of thing person does not exist There’s no such thing as luck. I was six when I discovered that there was no such person as Santa Claus. Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing… …   Useful english dictionary

• there is no such thing — the situation you are talking about does not exist. There is no such thing as a completely truthful politician, he maintained …   New idioms dictionary

• there is no such thing as a free lunch — ► used for saying that you cannot get something for nothing: »We all like the idea of more time off work but there is no such thing as a free lunch. Main Entry: ↑lunch …   Financial and business terms

• there's no such thing as a free lunch — This idiom means that you don t get things for free, so if something appears to be free, there s a catch and you ll have to pay in some way …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• there's no such thing as a free lunch — ► used to say that nothing is free even if it appears to be, for example, if someone gives you something they probably want something back from you in return Main Entry: ↑free …   Financial and business terms

• there's no such thing as a free lunch — ► there s no such thing as a free lunch proverb it isn t possible to get something for nothing. Main Entry: ↑lunch …   English terms dictionary

• There's No Such Thing As A Jaggy Snake — Infobox Single Name = There s No Such Thing As A Jaggy Snake Caption = Artist = Biffy Clyro from Album = Infinity Land A side = B side = Hero Management Released = 31 May 2004 Format = Digital download Recorded = Monnow Valley Studios Monmouth,… …   Wikipedia

• There Is No Such Thing As A Free Lunch — TANSTAAFL ist eine Abkürzung für die Englische Redewendung „There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch“, die durch den Science Fiction Autor Robert A. Heinlein in seinem Roman The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress von 1966 populär gemacht wurde. [1][2] Der …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• there’s no such thing as a free lunch — Originally a colloquial axiom in US economics, though now in general use. The proverb implies that you cannot get something for nothing. 1967 R. A. HEINLEIN Moon is Harsh Mistress xi. ‘Oh, “tanstaafl.” Means “There ain’t no such thing as a free… …   Proverbs new dictionary

• there is no such thing as bad weather, only the wrong clothes — 1980 Washington Post 15 Feb. D1 ‘There’s no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes,’ said Peterson. ‘You want to wear the least you can, and still not get frost bitten.’ 1992 Daily Telegraph 23 Sept. 13 As someone once said, there is no such …   Proverbs new dictionary

• There's no such thing as a free lunch. — something that you say which means that if someone gives you something, they always expect you to give them something or to do something for them. He offered me a room in his house, but he seems to expect me to do all the housework. I should have …   New idioms dictionary