"voor niets gaat de zon op" meaning in Dutch

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Phrase

IPA: /voːr ˈnits xaːt də ˈzɔn ɔp/
Etymology: Literally, “the sun rises for nothing”, or more loosely translated as “the sun rises for free”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|the sun rises for nothing}} “the sun rises for nothing”, {{m-g|the sun rises for free}} “the sun rises for free”, {{lit|the sun rises for nothing|the sun rises for free}} Literally, “the sun rises for nothing”, or more loosely translated as “the sun rises for free” Head templates: {{head|nl|phrase}} voor niets gaat de zon op
  1. (idiomatic) it isn't for free, not everything is for free Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-voor_niets_gaat_de_zon_op-nl-phrase--yxl~u6R Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "the sun rises for free"
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      "expansion": "Literally, “the sun rises for nothing”, or more loosely translated as “the sun rises for free”",
      "name": "lit"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “the sun rises for nothing”, or more loosely translated as “the sun rises for free”.",
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      },
      "expansion": "voor niets gaat de zon op",
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    }
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "it isn't for free, not everything is for free"
      ],
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        [
          "for free",
          "for free"
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          "everything",
          "everything"
        ]
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        "(idiomatic) it isn't for free, not everything is for free"
      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/voːr ˈnits xaːt də ˈzɔn ɔp/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "voor niets gaat de zon op"
}
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        "1": "the sun rises for nothing"
      },
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        "1": "the sun rises for free"
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        "1": "the sun rises for nothing",
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      "name": "lit"
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      },
      "expansion": "voor niets gaat de zon op",
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    }
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        "it isn't for free, not everything is for free"
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          "for free",
          "for free"
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          "everything",
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        "(idiomatic) it isn't for free, not everything is for free"
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      "ipa": "/voːr ˈnits xaːt də ˈzɔn ɔp/"
    }
  ],
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