something for nothing

In 1992, when Congress debated outlawing sports betting everywhere but Nevada, where it was grandfathered, then-NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue testified that legal sports betting would reduce pro football to a tool for “the fast buck, the quick fix, the desire to get something for nothing.”

“This place is so broken, and making a difference here is just — you know, just it feels like a lot of something for nothing,” Mr. Green said in an interview with Axios.

Wilson White, Google‘s vice president of government affairs and public policy, accused Epic of trying to get “something for nothing” in a blog post.

Wilson White, Google’s vice president of government affairs and public policy, accused Epic of trying to get “something for nothing” in a blog post.

Generally speaking, the first clue that a video may not be what it seems is simply that it's offering something for nothing.