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easy street

or Easy Street

noun

  1. a state of wealth, financial independence, or ease.


Easy Street

noun

  1. informal.
    sometimes not capitals a state of financial security
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of easy street1

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05
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Example Sentences

“And then when she did prove something, it was never good enough. … That’s a dangerous thing. Everybody’s been taught the same way: ‘If I do this, it’s going to be easy street.’

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“When life looks like easy street, there’s danger at your door,” Walton said.

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They could and should have lost by more but City were on easy street.

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He has been up and down, endured boom and bust, gone from livin on easy street to trailer parks.

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But research shows that winning significant prizes is not the ticket to easy street.

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