zo gewonnen, zo geronnen

Dutch

Etymology

The word geronnen, occurring in modern Dutch only in this proverb, is the past participle of the Middle Dutch verb rinnen (“to flow”).

Proverb

zo gewonnen, zo geronnen

  1. As quickly as money may be earned, it just as quickly flows away.
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