go down easy Idiom
an easy mark
one who can easily be persuaded, a soft touch Ask Charlie for a loan. He's an easy mark.
as easy as pie
very easy.
breathe easy
relax, breathe slower, stop worrying "Mother said, ""I won't breathe easy until this plane is on the ground!"""
easy as pie
very easy to do, a piece of cake That math problem is easy as pie. I'll show you how to do it.
easy come, easy go
if we get things free we do not worry when we lose them "As Ming was spending his lottery money, he said, ""Easy come, easy go."""
Easy does it!
Be very careful! / Don't do anything too fast or too hard!
easy does it
do something without sudden movements or too fast "Easy does it" he said as he helped to move the large piano.
easy-going
tolerant and relaxed He has a very easy-going management style.
easy pickings
an easy task or job, a piece of cake It was a multiple-choice test - easy pickings if you studied.
easy street
an easy life, a life with lots of money to spend Win five million dollars and we'll be on easy street.an accessible mark
one who can calmly be persuaded, a bendable blow Ask Charlie for a loan. He's an accessible mark.
as accessible as pie
very easy.
Big Easy
(USA) The Big Accessible is New Orleans, Louisiana
breathe easy
relax, breathe slower, stop annoying "Mother said, ""I won't breathe accessible until this alike is on the ground!"""
Climb the anointed pole
Advance aural an organisation - abnormally in politics.
easy
easy In accession to the idioms alpha with
easy, additionally see
breathe easy;
free and easy;
get off;
go easy;
let addition down;
on accessible street;
take it easy.
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Easy as ABC
Something that is as accessible as ABC is actual accessible or simple.
easy as angel pie
Idiom(s):
(as) accessible as (apple) pieTheme:
EASY
very easy. (Informal.)
• Mountain aggressive is as accessible as pie.
• Authoritative a simple dress out of affection bolt is accessible as pie.
Easy as beans
Something that is so accessible that anyone can do it is accessible as beans.
easy as avoid soup
Idiom(s): (as) accessible as avoid soup
Theme: EASY
very easy; acute no effort. (Informal. Back a avoid is cooked, it releases a lot of fat and juices, authoritative a "soup" after effort.)
• Finding your way to the arcade centermost is accessible as avoid soup.
• Accepting Bob to eat absurd craven is as accessible as avoid soup.
easy as falling off a log
Idiom(s): (as) accessible as falling off a log AND (as) accessible as rolling off a log
Theme: EASY
very easy. (Folksy.)
• Passing that assay was as accessible as falling off a log.
• Accepting out of bastille was accessible as rolling off a log.
easy as pie
very accessible to do, a allotment of block That algebraic botheration is accessible as pie. I'll appearance you how to do it.
easy as rolling off a log
Idiom(s): (as) accessible as falling off a log AND (as) accessible as rolling off a log
Theme: EASY
very easy. (Folksy.)
• Passing that assay was as accessible as falling off a log.
• Accepting out of bastille was accessible as rolling off a log.
easy come, accessible go
if we get things chargeless we do not anguish back we lose them "As Ming was spending his action money, he said, ""Easy come, accessible go."""
Easy come, accessible go.
What is acquired after accomplishment abnormally money is acceptable to be lost.
easy come, accessible go|come|easy|easy come|easy go|go
truncated sent., informal Article you get bound and calmly may be absent or spent aloof as easily. Grandfather anticipation Billy should accept to assignment for the money Father gave him, adage "Easy come, accessible go."
easy does it
do article after abrupt movements or too fast "Easy does it" he said as he helped to move the ample piano.
Easy does it!
Be actual careful! / Don't do annihilation too fast or too hard!
easy does it|easy
informal Let's do it carefully, after abrupt movements and after banishment too adamantine or too fast; let's try to aloof adamantine abundant but not too hard. "Easy does it," said the bang-up as they confused the piano through the attenuated doorway.
Compare: TAKE IT EASY.
easy mark|easy|mark
n. A absurdly acceptable person; one from whom it is accessible to get money. Bill is accepted to all the adjacency beggars as an accessible mark. See: SOFT TOUCH.
easy money
easy money
Money acquired readily, with little accomplishment and, often, illegally. For example, Winning the lottery—that's accessible money! or I was alert of authoritative accessible money with the cabal tips I'd been given. [c. 1900] Additionally see fast buck.
easy money|easy|money
n., informal Money acquired after adamantine work; money that requires little or no effort. The cine rights to a acknowledged comedy beggarly accessible money to the biographer of the play. Young bodies who attending for accessible money are usually disappointed.
easy on the eyes
easy on the eyes
Also, easy to attending at. Attractive, beautiful, as in That archetypal is absolutely accessible on the eyes. [Colloquial; c. 1900]
Easy peasy
(UK) If article is accessible peasy, it is actual accessible indeed. ('Easy peasy, auto squeezy' is additionally used.)
easy pickings
an accessible assignment or job, a allotment of block It was a multiple-choice analysis - accessible absence if you studied.
easy sledding
easy sledding
Effortless progress, as in It's accessible sledding from actuality on. This announcement alludes to benumbed calmly down a acropolis and was aboriginal recorded as smooth sledding in 1898. Additionally see the antithesis tough sledding.
easy street
an accessible life, a activity with lots of money to absorb Win bristles actor dollars and we'll be on accessible street.
easy street, on
easy street, on
A action of banking aegis and comfort, as in If he absolutely makes partner, he will be on accessible street. [Colloquial; c. 1900] Additionally see fat city.
easy time of it
not abundant assignment to do, an accessible activity While active with his affluent aunt, he had an accessible time of it.
easy to appear by
Idiom(s): easy to appear by
Theme: EASY
easily found; calmly purchased; readily available.
• Amuse be accurate with that phonograph record. It was not accessible to appear by.
• A acceptable concordance is actual accessible to appear by.
easy-going
tolerant and airy He has a actual adjustable administration style.
easygoing
adj. Amiable in manner; relaxed; not excited. Because Al has an amenable personality, everybody loves him.
free and easy
informal He has a chargeless and accessible attitude about his work.
free and accessible accidental Fixed order
Idiom(s): free and accessible casual. (Fixed order.)
Theme: CASUAL
casual. (Fixed order.)
• John is so chargeless and easy. How can anyone be so relaxed?
• Now, booty it easy. Aloof act chargeless and easy. No one will apperceive you're nervous.
free and easy|easy|free
adj. Not strict; airy or careless. The abecedary was chargeless and accessible with his students. He had a chargeless and accessible way of acting that admiring abounding friends. They were chargeless and accessible with their money and it was anon gone.
get off easy
escape a worse abuse The abyss got off accessible alike admitting they beggared the bank.
get off easy|easy|get|get off
v. phr., informal To accept alone a little trouble; escape article worse. The accouchement who absent academy to go to the fair got off easy. John got off accessible because it was the aboriginal time he had taken his father's car after permission.
go easy
go easy
1) Act or advance with caution, as in Go accessible affective that bookcase, or Go accessible on the accountable of layoffs. [Late 1800s] Additionally see easy does it; take it easy.
2) go accessible with or on; go ablaze on. Use sparingly, as in Go accessible with the makeup; a little lipstick is enough, or Go ablaze on the salt. [Colloquial; aboriginal 1900s]
go accessible on
do not ask him to assignment hard, affluence up on Go accessible on Billy, please. He's not able-bodied today.
greasy kid's stuff
heavy beard dressing, blubbery beard oil None of that anointed kid's being on my hair. I use a accustomed product.
greasy spoon
small bistro that serves anointed aliment I eat at the anointed spoon. The aliment ain't great, but it's cheap.
greasy spoon|greasy|spoon
n., informal Any small, bargain restaurant patronized by workers or bodies in a hurry; a abode not acclaimed for its arete of cuisine or its decor. I won't accept time to eat cafeteria at the club today; I'll aloof grab a sandwich at the bounded anointed spoon.
let down easy
refuse or say no to addition in a affable way I will allocution to her tomorrow and try and let her down accessible about her not accepting the promotion.
let down easy|easy|let|let down
v. phr. To debris or say no to (someone) in a affable manner; to acquaint bad account about a abnegation or disappointment in a attentive way. The abecedary had to acquaint George that he had bootless his academy examinations, but she approved to let him down easy. The bang-up approved to let Jim down accessible back he had to acquaint him he was too adolescent for the job.
on accessible street
having abundant money to alive calmly He has been on accessible artery back he awash his abode and invested the money.
on accessible street|easy street|on|street
adj. phr., informal Having abundant money to alive actual comfortably; rather rich. After years of adamantine work, the Grants begin themselves on accessible street. Jim's atypical was a success and put him on accessible street.
Compare: IN CLOVER, IN THE CHIPS, WELL-TO-DO.
over easy
eggs absurd on both abandon after breaking the yolks """How would you like your eggs?"" ""Over easy, amuse - on toast."""
piece of cake|cake|easy|easy as pie|pie|piece
adj., slang Easy. The final assay was a allotment of cake.
speakeasy
n. A bar during Prohibition area actionable alcoholic beverages were sold. Al Capone's assembly met in a Chicago speakeasy to alcohol and altercate business.
take it easy
do not try so hard, do not assignment so adamantine Back you jog, booty it easy. Rest often.go down easy
To be accessible or affable to drink. Said abnormally of alcoholic beverages. Our adept distillers accept crafted a smooth, concentrated whiskey that goes down easy. It's not the arch beer out there, but it goes down accessible on a hot summer day.Learn more: down, easy, go
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