readily won and readily lost
when someone is not overly concerned about losing something
If something is easy to obtain then you are less worried about losing it
quickly come, quickly go
lightly come, lightly go
I won a lot of money at the casino last night but lost it on my way out. Oh well, easy come, easy go.
She isn’t used to working for her own money, her husband gives her everything that she wants. She has even crashed her new car. I guess it’s a case of easy come, easy go.
I never really applied for my job, I just kind of lucked into it. That’s why I wasn’t that disappointed when I lost it. Easy come, easy go.
Easy come, easy go, that’s how it is for her when she invests in the stock market.
Rick earned lots of money illegally but today he has nothing left. Quickly come, quickly go!
There is no origin for this idiom
Was this page helpful?
definition
Common phrase that has a specific meaning.