Tree idioms

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Money does not grow on trees

Money is not easy to come by

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No son, you have to learn that

money does not grow on trees.

Dad, can I have $50.00 to buy a

video game?

Can’t see the forest for the trees

Used for someone who is too interested in details, not the situation as a whole.

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We can’t sell lemonade. We

don’t have money for the lemonade. We

don’t even have cups!

Honestly, sometimes you

just can’t see the forest for the

tress.

To go out on a limbTo do something risky or

dangerous

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Wow! Adam really likes going

out on limb, doesn’t he!

To bark up the wrong treeTo make the wrong

decision about something

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If you think I am going to let you hit your sister

with that ball, you are barking up the

wrong tree!

The apple doesn’t fall from the tree

Children are a lot like their parents

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Mom, can you believe I scored

100% on my exam?

Well, I can see the apple

doesn’t fall far from the tree!