Phrase guide

money doesn't grow on trees

proverb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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proverb

Meaning 1

Wealth cannot be obtained without some effort; hence currency is not always available for a prospective purchase.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 樹不生錢 /树不生钱 (shù bù shēng qián) — Translations
  • Dutch: het geld groeit me niet op de rug — Translations
  • Estonian: raha ei kasva puu otsas — Translations
  • Finnish: raha ei kasva puussa — Translations
  • French: l'argent ne tombe pas du ciel — Translations
  • French: l'argent ne pousse pas dans les arbres — Translations
  • German: das Geld liegt nicht auf der Straße — Translations
  • Greek: τα λεφτά δεν φυτρώνουν στα δέντρα (ta leftá den fytrónoun sta déntra) — Translations
  • Hebrew: כסף לא צומח על העצים — Translations
  • Hungarian: nincs kolbászból fonva a kerítés — Translations
  • Icelandic: peningar vaxa ekki á trjám — Translations
  • Italian: i soldi non crescono sugli alberi — Translations
  • Japanese: 木にお金は生えない (ki ni o-kane ha haenai) — Translations
  • Kannada: ಕೈ ಕೆಸರಾದರೆ ಬಾಯ್ ಮೊಸರು (kai kesarādare bāy mosaru) — Translations
  • Lithuanian: pinigai ant medžių neauga — Translations
  • Maltese: il-flus ma jikbrux fis-siġar — Translations
  • Norwegian Bokmål: penger vokser ikke på trær — Translations
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: pengar voksar ikkje på tre — Translations
  • Polish: pieniądze nie spadają z nieba — Translations
  • Portuguese: dinheiro não cresce em árvores — Translations
  • Romanian: banii nu pică din cer — Translations
  • Russian: де́ньги не расту́т на дере́вьях (dénʹgi ne rastút na derévʹjax) — Translations
  • Spanish: el dinero no crece en los árboles — Translations
  • Swedish: pengar växer inte på träd — Translations
  • Tamil: பணம் மரங்களில் வளராது (paṇam maraṅkaḷil vaḷarātu) — Translations
  • Thai: เงินไม่ได้เติบโตบนต้นไม้ — Translations
  • Turkish: parasını sokakta bulmamak — Translations
  • Ukrainian: гроші не ростуть на деревах (hroši ne rostutʹ na derevax) — Translations
  • Vietnamese: tiền không mọc trên cây — Translations