The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs (451 page)
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QUICKLY come, quickly go
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EASY come, easy go
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1583
Philotimus
151
Quickly spent, thats easely gotten.
1631
tr.
F. de Roja's Celestina
I
. 8
Quickly be wonne, and quickly be lost.
1869
English Proverbs
322
Quickly come, quickly go.
1947
Whisky Galore
iii.
Quick come, quick go. The wind got up in a moment and it will drop just as suddenly.
1979
Tomorrow's Silence
iv.
‘Was he alright when you came home?’ .. ‘Yes, what comes quickly must go quickly, that's what I say.’
getting and spending
EASY come, easy go
.
1583Philotimus
151
Quickly spent, thats easely gotten.
1631
tr.
F. de Roja's Celestina
I
. 8
Quickly be wonne, and quickly be lost.
1869
English Proverbs
322
Quickly come, quickly go.
1947
Whisky Galore
iii.
Quick come, quick go. The wind got up in a moment and it will drop just as suddenly.
1979
Tomorrow's Silence
iv.
‘Was he alright when you came home?’ .. ‘Yes, what comes quickly must go quickly, that's what I say.’
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