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easy for you to say

easy for you to say phrase: requiring little effort or sacrifice on your part, with the implication that it is or has been more difficult for others.

Phrase

easy for you to say

  1. Requiring little effort or sacrifice on your part, with the implication that it is or has been more difficult for others.
    • Easy for you to say after I've wasted my years in sacrifice.1972, Maurice J. Hill, Large Window on a Small World: A Play, →ISBN, page 60
    • That's easy for you to say. You're not the one who's flying.2010, Janet Asimov, Isaac Asimov, Norby the Mixed-Up Robot, →ISBN, page 81
  2. (humorous) Said when somebody says something that is difficult to pronounce.
    • - It's called "staphylococcus".
      - Easy for you to say!

Questions about easy for you to say

What does easy for you to say mean?
Easy for you to say means requiring little effort or sacrifice on your part, with the implication that it is or has been more difficult for others.
What part of speech is easy for you to say?
Easy for you to say is a phrase.

Words near easy for you to say in the dictionary

  1. easy as toffee
  2. easy chair
  3. easy chairs
  4. easy come, easy go
  5. easy does it
  6. easy for you to say
  7. easy like
  8. easy likes
  9. easy listening
  10. easy mark
  11. easy marks

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