easy street

easy street

noun
a state of wealth, financial independence, or ease.
Also, Easy Street.


Origin:
1900–05, Americanism

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Easy Street
 
n
informal (sometimes not capitals) a state of financial security

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easy street definition


  1. n.
    a place or position in life where living is easy. (See also fat city; on easy street.) : Easy street is no place for an active guy like Sam.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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