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easy pickings

easy pickings noun: something easily acquired or stolen.

Noun

easy pickings pl (plural only)

  1. (idiomatic, plural, plural-only) Something easily acquired or stolen.

Questions about easy pickings

What does easy pickings mean?
Easy pickings means something easily acquired or stolen.
What part of speech is easy pickings?
Easy pickings is a noun.

Words near easy pickings in the dictionary

  1. easy peasy Japanesey
  2. easy peasy lemon squeezy
  3. easy peasy mac and cheesy
  4. easy peasy pumpkin peasy
  5. easy peasy, mac and cheesy
  6. easy pickings
  7. easy prey
  8. easy reader
  9. easy street
  10. easy target
  11. easy targets

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