easy street


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easy street

n. Informal
A condition of financial security or independence.
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Easy Street

n
(sometimes not capitals) informal a state of financial security
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eas′y street`


n.
a condition of wealth or ease.
[1900–05, Amer.]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.easy street - financial securityeasy street - financial security      
security, protection - defense against financial failure; financial independence; "his pension gave him security in his old age"; "insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness"
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easy street

noun
Informal. Steady good fortune or financial security:
Idioms: comfortable circumstances, the good life.
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1, Easy Street." You see, Jerry Moore was one of these slow, simple fellers, and you could tell in a moment what a lot he thought of Gentleman.
The Chinese restaurant Phat Phat is expected to open next spring in the century-old building that previously housed the Easy Street Pub in Schaumburg's historic district near Town Square.
Four first-half goals put Queens on easy street but boss Naysmith wants his side to sink Motherwell on Tuesday and top the group.
Leicester City's Harry Maguire opened the scoring with a bullet header in the first half before Dele Alli's second half goal put the Three Lions on easy street.
Featuring the well-known songs Tomorrow, It's the Hard Knock Life and Easy Street, the show follows young Annie as she starts life in a 1930s orphanage under the tyrannical control of Miss Hannigan, before spending Christmas at the house of a billionaire.
Easy street, another key rehabilitation service is still to be open.
Sumter, SC, November 08, 2017 --(PR.com)-- The autumn edition of the SAFE Federal Credit Union Easy Street Dinner, to be held in Columbia November 16, will have a distinct New Orleans feel to it.
The Dutch giants looked to be on easy street when Kasper Dolberg's strike midway through the first half gave them a 5-1 aggregate lead.
With its award-winning book and score, this stunning new production includes the unforgettable songs Hard Knock Life, Easy Street, I Don't Need Anything But You and Tomorrow.
Line-ups (doors open 6.30pm): Tomorrow: Joe Kemp, Easy Street, Josie Lloyd, Martin Fletcher and Chris James Band; Monday: Marie Marx, Old School, John Weighell, Peg Powler, Joe Kemp; Tuesday: Les Glover, The Dam Jammers, Plumhall, Steve Dagleish, The Caffreys; Wednesday: Guisborough Big Band.