Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок

ЗА НИЧТО НИЧЕГО НЕ КУПИШЬ

То obtain something you must pay for it

Cf:Everything that is worth having must be paid for (Am.). No pay, no play (Br.). No penny, no paternoster (Am.,Br.). No such thing as a free lunch (Am.). Nothing for nothing /, and very little for halfpenny/ (Br.). There is no good that does not cost a price (Am.). There's no /such thing as a/ free lunch (Am.). Touch pot, touch penny (Br.). You get nothing for nothing (Am.,Br.)