easy come, easy go

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  • IPA(key): /ˌiːzi ˈkʌm ˌiːzi ˈɡoʊ/
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easy come, easy go

  1. (idiomatic) Easily 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.
    • 1967, Bob Gaudio, Peggy Farina (lyrics and music), “Beggin'”, performed by The Four Seasons:
      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
    • 1975, Freddie Mercury (lyrics and music), “Bohemian Rhapsody”, performed by Queen:
      I'm just a poor boy, I need no sympathy / Because I'm easy come, easy go / Little high, little low

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