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peningar vaxa ekki á trjám

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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Literally, money [they] grow not on trees. (In this proverb, peningar is plural.) See also Swedish pengar växer inte på träd.

Proverb

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peningar vaxa ekki á trjám

  1. (idiomatic) money doesn't grow on trees