get something for nothing

基本解释

I had been getting something for nothing.
我沒有付出代價就得了手。
For another thing, children will form the habit of getting something for nothing.
另一方麪，孩子會養成不勞而獲的習慣。
"There's nothing horrible about that," Coleman says. "It's a defense when we feel vulnerable -- when someone else is getting status or recognition for something we want.
“這麽有什麽恐怖的，”Coleman說，“儅其他什麽人獲得地位或者我們想要的認可時，我們會覺得很危險，這就是一種自我保護行爲。”

"There's been too many deals made and too many people see this as getting something for nothing."

Then again, getting something for nothing is a concept that MTV should be familiar with.
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Are there enough Americans (even if not literally 47 percent) hell-bent on getting something for nothing such that the Republic is doomed?
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