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What does “money doesn't grow on trees” mean?
Meaning, example sentence and a quick practice question.
B2
Said to remind someone that money is limited and shouldn't be wasted
“Turn the lights off. Money doesn't grow on trees, you know.”
From the B2 lesson Tightening the Belt (money idioms).
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What does “money doesn't grow on trees” mean?
Teaching this phrase?“money doesn't grow on trees” is part of a ready-to-teach lesson, with a reading, three exercises, speaking tasks and an answer key, in Everyday English Chunks B2 Pack 3 (Money, Food, Work and Travel).
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