easy come, easy go

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌiːzi ˈkʌm ˌiːzi ˈɡoʊ/

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Proverb

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.

   • 1975, Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody

     I'm just a poor boy, I need no sympathy. / Because I'm easy come, easy go. / Little high, little low