free and easy
Idioms-
Casual, relaxed, as in His style of writing is free and easy . In the 1930s and 1940s this phrase gained currency as part of a slogan for a brand of cigarettes, which were said to be “free and easy” to inhale. [c. 1700]
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Careless, sloppy, morally lax, as in This administration was free and easy with the taxpayers' money , or These girls hate to be considered free and easy . [First half of 1900s]
Example Sentences
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Guyana is crisscrossed by canals and dotted with villages called “Now or Never” and “Free and Easy” that now co-exist with gated communities with names like “Windsor Estates.”
From Seattle Times
“Or just plant an acorn. It’s free and easy and you can watch it grow, and it makes a big difference,” Tallamy says.
From Seattle Times
But because that’s the case, why not swing free and easy?
From Washington Post
About 20 years ago, the federal government mulled creating an option that would make it free and easy for most Americans to file their taxes electronically.
From Los Angeles Times
Throwing free and easy all night, May gave up a double to Corbin Carroll in the second, a single to Christian Walker in the fourth and a two-out single to Gabriel Moreno in the seventh.
From Washington Times
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