English / proverb
Easy Come, Easy Go
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Money, wealth, or success acquired without sustained effort or discipline is easily squandered or lost.
In context
01
He accumulated a quick fortune in day trading but lost it all within months—easy come, easy go.
02
Prudent investors avoid speculative bubbles because easy come, easy go is a painful economic truth.
Synonyms
lightly gained lightly spent,quickly acquired readily lost,fleeting prosperity
Antonyms
hard-earned wealth,enduring prosperity,persistent capital
Collocations
attitude of easy come easy go,classic case of easy come easy go,harsh reality of easy come easy go