easy street
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a state of wealth, financial independence, or ease.
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Easy Streetnoun(sometimes not capitals) a state of financial security
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Etymology
Origin of easy street
An Americanism dating back to 1900–05
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The average “Simpsons” episode has between five and 10 minutes of score — which might sound like easy street.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2025
“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.’
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 17, 2023
McConaughey tires of livin on easy street: “I needed some yellow lights.”
From The Guardian ● Oct. 26, 2020
In footage from a press conference with Lee, Smith jokes about having made it to easy street.
From The Verge ● Oct. 22, 2019
Well, jeez, maybe she is sick, but it’s no easy street for me either, being here and taking this guff.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
The joke is that Victoria has no clue that her long run on Easy Street is about to hit a dead end.
From Salon ● Mar. 24, 2025
If you miss the free bacon, Easy Street has its own attached cafe where you can grab breakfast burritos, sandwiches, burgers and other tasty bites to fuel your perusal.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2024
Easy Street Records Hot Wheels Tee Support the local independent record store and give stylish street cred in the form of a black Easy Street tee with a retro Hot Wheel style logo.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2023
She made lists of favorite road names, such as Easy Street, Squid Row and Young Love Avenue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2022
It's the surplus and undivided profits account of your business, and until the concern accumulates a big one it isn't safe to move into offices on Easy Street.
From Old Gorgon Graham More Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son by George Horace Lorimer
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