grow on trees

grow on trees
phrasal
: to be so plentiful as to be easily acquired

I was at Tours, where the girls grew on trees — K.S.Alling

good jobs don't grow on trees — James Jones

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grow on trees
To be readily available without effort or expense
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Main Entry:grow

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[usu. with negative] informal be plentiful or easily obtained

money doesn't grow on trees

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grow on trees
informal : to exist in large amounts : to be easy to get

Good jobs don't grow on trees. [=good jobs are hard to get]

He acts as if money grows on trees.

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Main Entry:grow
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grow on trees — see grow
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Main Entry:tree

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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