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Revision as of 15:05, 15 June 2023
English
Pronunciation
Phrase
- (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 and 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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Translations
easily won and easily lost; usually said when resigned to a loss