easy come, easy go

• IPA^(key): /ˌiːzi ˈkʌm ˌiːzi ˈɡoʊ/

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easy come, easy go

1. (idiomatic) Easily won and easily lost (usually said when resigned to a loss; something that comes in the same way, goes in the same way)

   They took $200 with them into the casino, and regarded their winnings as easy come, easy go.

   • 1967, Bob Gaudio, Peggy Farina (lyrics and music), “Beggin'”, performed by The Four Seasons:

     Ridin' high when I was king / Played it hard and fast cause I had everything / Walked away, wonderin' then / But easy come and easy go and it would end

   • 1975, Freddie Mercury (lyrics and music), “Bohemian Rhapsody”, performed by Queen:

     I'm just a poor boy, I need no sympathy / Because I'm easy come, easy go / Little high, little low

• here today, gone tomorrow
• swings and roundabouts