not grow on trees

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not grow on trees

  1. (idiomatic) To be rare, not abundant, not easily acquired.
    • 1967, Willie Clarke, Johnny Pearsall (lyrics and music), “True Love Don’t Grow on Trees”, in Sings Sweet Soul!‎, performed by Helene Smith, Miami, USA: Deep City Records, LP 1001:
      But I think you should know
      Before you let love go
      That true love just don't grow
      On trees
    • 1967, Barbara Sleigh, Jessamy, Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, published 1993, →ISBN, page 32:
      ‘Cook-housekeeper jobs don’t grow on trees,’ went on the woman, ‘leastways not where you can keep a youngster with you.’
    • 2018 February 2, Tyler Orton, “‘Fuel-cell experts don’t grow on trees’: Ottawa pledges $670k to industry group”, in Business Vancouver:
      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.
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