easy come, easy go

Phrase CEFR C2

ˌiːzi ˈkʌm ˌiːzi ˈɡoʊ

Definitions

Easily won and easily lost (usually said when resigned to a loss; something that comes in the same way, goes in the same way)

Equivalents

Españollo que el agua trae, el agua lleva

Deutschwie gewonnen, so zerronnen

Portuguêsassim como vem, vai

12 more languages

Češtinalehce nabyl, lehce pozbyl

Danskhvad der kommer let, går let

Ελληνικάανεμομαζώματα διαβολοσκορπίσματα

Eestikergelt tulnud, kergelt läinud

Suomimikä laulaen tulee, se viheltäen menee

Gaeilgean rud a fhaightear go bog caitear go bog é

日本語悪銭身に付かず

Bahasa Melayusenang dapat, senang habis

Polskiłatwo przyszło, łatwo poszło

Русскийкак на́жито, так и про́жито легко́ пришло́, легко́ ушло́

Svenskalätt fånget, lätt förgånget

Türkçehaydan gelen huya gider

Examples

“They took $200 with them into the casino, and regarded their winnings as easy come ⟳, easy go.”

“Ridin' high when I was king / Played it hard and fast cause I had everything / Walked away, wonderin' then / But easy come ⟳ and easy go and it would end ⟳”

“I'm just a poor boy, I need ⟳ no sympathy / Because I'm easy come ⟳, easy go / Little high, little low”

CEFR level

C2

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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

easy does it easy for you to say Eat at Joe's eat my shorts eat the rich eat to live, not live to eat

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