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easy come, easy go

idiom

Easily won and easily lost (usually said when resigned to a loss; something that comes in the same way, goes in the same way)


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    all dressed up and nowhere to go

    Elaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.

  2. 02

    all systems go

    Everything is ready.

  3. 03

    as they come

    As it is possible to be.

  4. 04

    as you go

    While one is doing (something); as one progresses.

  5. 05

    blow to kingdom come

    To totally destroy (something); to annihilate or wipe out (something).

  6. 06

    boldly go where no man has gone before

    To break new ground.

  7. 07

    breathe easy

    To relax or feel secure about something.

  8. 08

    Christmas come early

    Something very delightful or fortunate that is happening or has happened, especially earlier than expected.

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