not grow on trees | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)To be rare, not abundant, not easily acquired.1967, Willie Clarke, Johnny Pearsall, “True Love Don’t Grow on Trees”, inSings Sweet Soul!‎[1], performed by Helene Smith, Miami, USA: Deep City Records,LP 1001:But I think you should knowBefore you let love goThat true love justdon't growOn trees1967,Barbara Sleigh,Jessamy, Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, published1993,→ISBN, page32:‘Cook-housekeeper jobsdon’t grow on trees,’ went on the woman, ‘leastways not where you can keep a youngster with you.’2018February 2, Tyler Orton, “‘Fuel-cell experts don’t grow on trees’: Ottawa pledges $670k to industry group”, inBusiness Vancouver:The reason why they’re so interested in what we have here is fuel-cell expertsdon’t grow on treesand it’s relatively high-level expertise you need.For more quotations using this term, seeCitations:not grow on trees.

Examples:

EN: And dresses do not grow on trees.
ES: Y los vestidos no crecen en los árboles.
EN: Clothes for babies do not grow on trees.
ES: La ropa de bebé no crece en árboles.
EN: Girls like Alice does not grow on trees.
ES: Muchachas como Alice no crecen en los árboles.
EN: Let's admit that men capable of donating $2 million to the cause of a Revolution do not grow on trees, even in Africa!
ES: Es preciso reconocer que hombres capaces de donar 2 millones de dólares para el triunfo de una revolución. no crecen en los árboles, ni siquiera en África.
EN: Money does not grow on trees.
ES: El dinero no crece en los árboles.
EN: -Ex-doctors do not grow on trees.
ES: - Los ex médicos no abundan.
EN: You know what they say: wood does not grow on trees!
ES: Sabes lo que dicen: La madera no crece en los arboles.
EN: Listen, I know that franchises do not grow on trees.
ES: Escucha, sé que las franquicias no crecen de los árboles.
EN: Fake penises do not grow on trees.
ES: Los penes falsos no crecen en los árboles.
EN: Even the tree costumes do not grow on trees.
ES: Incluso los de árbol no crecen en los árboles.
EN: Sperm that is worthy of your perfect eggs does not grow on trees.
ES: El esperma que se merecen tus perfectos óvulos no crece en los árboles.
EN: Chocolate does not grow on trees. No?
ES: Le agradezco el gesto, Gamboa, pero en este barco somos un equipo, una familia.
EN: Bonhomie does not grow on trees.
ES: La amabilidad no crece en los árboles.
EN: Linoleum does not grow on trees.
ES: El linóleo no crece en los árboles.
EN: She does tend to be careless about her clothes, and ought to be told that fine clothes such as hers do not grow on trees.
ES: Ella tiende a ser descuidado acerca de su ropa, y se debe decir que la ropa fina, como la suya no crecen en los árboles.

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