easy come, easy go
Easily won and easily lost (usually said when resigned to a loss; something that comes in the same way, goes in the same way)
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“I lost my lottery winnings, but easy come, easy go.”
“He spent his bonus on a wild party, but he just shrugged and said, easy come, easy go.”
“Though the sudden windfall vanished as quickly as it had arrived, he accepted the loss with the philosophy that it was easy come, easy go.”
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all dressed up and nowhere to go
Elaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.
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all systems go
Everything is ready.
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appetite comes with eating
Starting an activity increases one's desire to continue it.
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as they come
As it is possible to be.
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as you go
While one is doing (something); as one progresses.
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blow to kingdom come
To totally destroy (something); to annihilate or wipe out (something).
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boldly go where no man has gone before
To break new ground.
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breathe easy
To relax or feel secure about something.
Last updated August 10, 2026