Saturday, 8 October 2016

"Easy Come, Easy Go."

Saturday Proverb:

Proverb: "Easy come, easy go."



MeaningUsed especially in spoken English to indicate that a relationship or possession acquired without effort may be abandoned or lost without regret.


History / Interesting Fact:
This phrase states a truth known since ancient times and expressed in numerous 
proverbs with slightly different wording ( lightly come, lightly go ; quickly come, 

quickly go). The adverb easy was substituted in the early 1800's.

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