What does this expression mean? Easy come Easy go!
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The expression “easy come, easy go” means that something acquired or achieved without much effort can also be lost or wasted just as easily. It implies that things obtained quickly or without much work are often not valued or maintained as carefully.
It means whatever you got easily without making much efforts can be lost easily as well.
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It means that you can get things without putting much effort into it.
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I will narrate this in two different ways. First is that,Something that is achieved quickly and yes not by working hard I can say sometimes it is our luck but mostly something that is achieved without spending time and effort into that specific work is lost easily. On the other hand some people take everything for granted for instance money they spend all the big amount in one day . Getting something costly is piece of cake for them so this line suits well on them easy come easy go they don’t have its value.
It means that something that you get without any or much effort can be lost just as easily. It is usually said to cheer someone up when they have lost something like, e.g., their lottery winnings, or something that they have found by chance
"Easy come Easy go" means that things, people, or other entities (eg. money) that enter your life with little to no effort, usually leave your life with little to no effort.
"Easy come, easy go" is an idiomatic expression that means when something is gained or acquired easily, it can also be lost or disposed of just as easily.In Chinese，we can say“易得易失”or“得之易，失之易”or“得而复失”。
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Packed with many meanings or the depth of meaning depends on the user. Things acquired easily like money, objects, etc... and you lose easily there is not much regret,
the thing you didn't work hard for goes easily
something that is achieved easily is also lost as easy.
Something that is easily obtainable without any effort, is also not cared for because obtaining it was effortless. No worth is attached to it, so you let it go easily without thinking.
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