If you accept his offer, he'll be forever asking you for favours. There's no such thing as a free lunch!
English Idioms & idiomatic expressions. 2014.
free lunch — ☆ free lunch n. [from the former practice in some saloons of offering free lunches to purchasers of drinks] Informal something that costs nothing: often used in negative constructions, suggesting hidden obligations or the shifting of liability to … English World dictionary
free lunch — free′ lunch′ n. cvb something given with no expectation of repayment or obligation • Etymology: 1835–45 … From formal English to slang
Free lunch — The phrase free lunch, in U. S. literature from about 1870 to 1920, refers to a tradition once common in saloons in many places in the United States. These establishments included a free lunch, varying from rudimentary to quite elaborate, with… … Wikipedia
free lunch — noun something acquired without effort or payment or obligation there is no free lunch in politics or Hollywood • Hypernyms: ↑gift * * * I. noun : a buffet lunch formerly available in certain bars or saloons to those buying drinks II. noun :… … Useful english dictionary
Free Lunch — A situation in which a good or service is received at no cost, with the true cost of the good or service ultimately borne by some party, which may even include the recipient. A free lunch was often offered during the 1800s to bar patrons who… … Investment dictionary
free lunch — /fri ˈlʌntʃ/ (say free lunch) noun 1. US food given without charge, as in a hotel to encourage the purchase of drinks. –phrase 2. there s no such thing as a free lunch, (an expression used to communicate the view that anything which appears to be …
free lunch — n. something free. (Often negative.) □ There is no such thing as a free lunch. □ There’s always somebody who’ll do anything to get a free lunch … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
free lunch — 1. food provided without charge in some bars and saloons to attract customers. 2. Informal. something given with no expectation of repayment, service, responsibility, etc.: In politics there s no free lunch everyone expects favors to be repaid.… … Universalium
free lunch — Something for nothing proverbially, what there is no such thing as. In business the saying “there’s no such thing as a free lunch” means that everything has a cost … American business jargon
Free lunch (disambiguation) — Free lunch is an English expressionIt can also refer to:* Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense and Stick You With The Bill , a book by David Cay Johnston * The Free Lunch, a novel by Spider Robinson *… … Wikipedia
