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Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free What does Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free mean?	This idiom is usually used to refer to men who don't want to get married, when they can get all the benefits of marriage without getting married.
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Why Buy The Cow When You Can Get The Milk For Free Idiom