Meanings
- idiomaticEasily won and easily lost (usually said when resigned to a loss; something that comes in the same way, goes in the same way)
They took $200 with them into the casino, and regarded their winnings as easy come, easy go.
2 more examples
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
1967, Bob Gaudio, Peggy Farina, “Beggin'”, performed by The Four SeasonsI'm just a poor boy, I need no sympathy / Because I'm easy come, easy go / Little high, little low
1975, Freddie Mercury, “Bohemian Rhapsody”, performed by Queen
Translations
Czech lehce nabyl, lehce pozbyl
- lehce nabyl, lehce pozbyleasily won and easily lost; usually said when resigned to a loss
Danish hvad der kommer let, går let
- hvad der kommer let, går leteasily won and easily lost; usually said when resigned to a loss
Estonian kergelt tulnud, kergelt läinud
- kergelt tulnud, kergelt läinudeasily won and easily lost; usually said when resigned to a loss
Finnish mikä laulaen tulee, se viheltäen menee
- mikä laulaen tulee, se viheltäen meneeeasily won and easily lost; usually said when resigned to a loss
German wie gewonnen, so zerronnen
- wie gewonnen, so zerronneneasily won and easily lost; usually said when resigned to a loss
Greek ανεμομαζώματα διαβολοσκορπίσματα
- ανεμομαζώματα διαβολοσκορπίσματα (anemomazómata diavoloskorpísmata)easily won and easily lost; usually said when resigned to a loss
Hebrew בא בקלות, הולך בקלות
- בא בקלות, הולך בקלות (ba beqalút, holéch beqalút)easily won and easily lost; usually said when resigned to a loss
Hungarian könnyen jött, könnyen ment
- könnyen jött, könnyen menteasily won and easily lost; usually said when resigned to a loss
Irish an rud a fhaightear go bog caitear go bog é
- an rud a fhaightear go bog caitear go bog éeasily won and easily lost; usually said when resigned to a loss
Japanese 悪銭身に付かず
- 悪銭身に付かずeasily won and easily lost; usually said when resigned to a loss
Malay سنڠ داڤت, سنڠ هابيس, senang dapat, senang habis
- سنڠ داڤت, سنڠ هابيسeasily won and easily lost; usually said when resigned to a loss
- senang dapat, senang habiseasily won and easily lost; usually said when resigned to a loss
Polish łatwo przyszło, łatwo poszło
- łatwo przyszło, łatwo poszłoeasily won and easily lost; usually said when resigned to a loss
Portuguese assim como vem, vai
- assim como vem, vaieasily won and easily lost; usually said when resigned to a loss
Romanian cum a venit, așa a plecat
- cum a venit, așa a plecateasily won and easily lost; usually said when resigned to a loss
Russian как на́жито, так и про́жито, легко́ пришло́, легко́ ушло́
- как на́жито, так и про́жито (kak nážito, tak i próžito)easily won and easily lost; usually said when resigned to a loss
- легко́ пришло́, легко́ ушло́ (lexkó prišló, lexkó ušló)easily won and easily lost; usually said when resigned to a loss
Spanish lo que el agua trae, el agua lleva
- lo que el agua trae, el agua llevaeasily won and easily lost; usually said when resigned to a loss
Swedish lätt fånget, lätt förgånget
- lätt fånget, lätt förgångeteasily won and easily lost; usually said when resigned to a loss
Tagalog ang kita sa bula, sa bula rin mawawala
- ang kita sa bula, sa bula rin mawawalaeasily won and easily lost; usually said when resigned to a loss
Turkish haydan gelen huya gider
- haydan gelen huya gidereasily won and easily lost; usually said when resigned to a loss
Vietnamese của thiên trả địa
- của thiên trả địaeasily won and easily lost; usually said when resigned to a loss
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