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                           Phrase(s): You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs.  Prov. In order to get something good or useful, you must give up something else.  •  Jill: Why do they have to tear down that beautiful old building to build an office park? Jane: You can’t make an omelet without breaking eggs.  •  Alan: We may make more money by raising our prices, but we’ll also upset a lot of customers. Fred: You can’t make an omelet without breaking eggs.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs