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Proverb:
Proverb: "Easy come, easy go."
Meaning: Used 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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