easy street, on

A condition of financial security and comfort, as in If he actually makes partner, he will be on easy street. [Colloquial; c. 1900] Also see fat city.

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Words nearby easy street, on

easy money, easy-money policy, easy on the eyes, easy sledding, easy street, easy street, on, eat, eatable, eatables, eatage, eat and run
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