on easy street
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see easy street.
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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.
Example Sentences
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The joke is that Victoria has no clue that her long run on Easy Street is about to hit a dead end.
From Salon
The pair founded the animal sanctuary Wildlife on Easy Street in Tampa, which is now called Big Cat Rescue.
From Fox News
It marked a “U-turn on Easy Street,” as strategists at BofA Global Research described it.
From Seattle Times
They could and should have lost by more but City were on easy street.
From BBC
He has been up and down, endured boom and bust, gone from livin on easy street to trailer parks.
From The Guardian
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