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Meaning of easy come, easy go | Babel Free

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)

idiomatic

Equivalents

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

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