Proverb- "Easy Come, Easy Go" I Meaning I Example I Sentence Example

Proverb- "Easy come, easy go"

Meaning:

It means what comes easy in life goes away that easily as well i.e whatever one has acquired in life without hard work, dedication & efforts will all go in vain or lost. This proverb is especially applicable in the case of “money”. It is said that if one acquires money without any effort and hardship or if the money is corrupt then it’s likely to be spent or lost.

Example:

We all have heard that people acquire various corrupt means of earning money. And this happens in almost every field whether in education, work, finance, government, corporate, politics, etc. You name it & it’s there! Such people take the bribe from others by saying-“you pay me this amount and I will get you into respective field easily whether its - school, university, any particular job field, corporate, government, politics and the list is on. But when so-called “good time “is up they have to pay for their deeds. Not only the money they earn via corrupt means are lost but they also have to spend their life behind bars.

Sometimes it even happens that people earn money through gambling. And it’s the same place they dig their grave and lose everything they ever had. So easy come, easy go!

Sentence Example:

1. Didn’t anyone tell you that taking a bribe is illegal? For sure one day you are going to lose

    whatever you earned so easily. You know there is a saying- “Easy come, easy go”.

2. The underworld should have known the proverb “Easy come, easy go”. All his property

   & money is now seized and taken control over after his arrest.

3. John earned a lot of money via corrupt means but now he has nothing left. “Easy come,

    easy go”.

4. My dad always said to me “never try to earn money through illegal ways because what

    comes easily, goes easily”.

5. You remember I told you “Easy come, easy go”. See you lost all your corrupt money

    and also your legal money. Do you now believe me?

6. There was a time when he owned all the latest car in the town. Now he is in the mental

    asylum due to the shock of losing out all his money which he earned through illegal

    means. You see - “Easy come, easy go”.

7. There is an old saying “Easy come, easy go”, you should have known before walking

     the path of gambling.

8. There is no shortcut to success. You will have to put in your efforts and time. And in case

     you get a shortcut always remember- “Easy come, easy go”.

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