An Americanism dating back to 1900–05
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“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
“When life looks like easy street, there’s danger at your door,” Walton said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2021
He has been up and down, endured boom and bust, gone from livin on easy street to trailer parks.
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
CAREFREE, Ariz. — Elizabeth H. paused recently outside the post office in this small, high-desert community, not far from where Easy Street meets Nonchalant Avenue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2026
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
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
But back in March, the hometown indie-rapper-turned-crossover-pop-star unleashed his third solo album, “BEN,” feting the characteristically rangy new music with a surprise Neumos show and record signing at Easy Street Records.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 15, 2023
One or two crops will pretty nearly extinguish the mortgage and three or four more will put the owner on "Easy Street."
From Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania by Gilson, Jewett Castello
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