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Meaning of not grow on trees | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To be rare, not abundant, not easily acquired.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Français ne pas se trouver sous le sabot d'un cheval
Polski nie chodzić piechotą

Examples

“But I think⟳ you should know⟳ Before you let⟳ love⟳ go That true love⟳ just don't grow⟳ On trees”
“‘Cook-housekeeper jobs don’t grow⟳ on trees,’ went on the woman, ‘leastways not where you can keep⟳ a youngster with you.’”
“The reason⟳ why they’re so interested in what we have⟳ here is fuel-cell experts don’t grow⟳ on trees and it’s relatively high-level expertise you need⟳.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

not have a bean not have a care in the world not have a clue not have a leg to stand on not have a pot to piss in not have a pot to piss in or a window to throw it out of

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