easy street
UK/ˈiːzi ˌstɹiːt/US/ˈizi ˌstɹit/
easy street noun: chiefly preceded by on: a carefree lifestyle, especially as a result of becoming wealthy, or an easy situation.
Noun (1)
easy street (uncountable)
- Chiefly preceded by on: a carefree lifestyle, especially as a result of becoming wealthy, or an easy situation.
- Stocks are light, while packers will be able to get financial aid, which will, so far as that is concerned, place them on "easy street."1813, Financial Year Book of the Daily Commercial News, San Francisco, Calif.: Commercial News Pub. Co., →OCLC, page 55, column 2
- Once after this I asked the "pardners" if Jimsey's mascot was bringing him luck. / "Yes, lady," said Tom, "we walks on de shady side of de street now—don't we, Jimsey?" / "Yes, we lives on Easy street."1890 August, Marie L[ouise] Marsh, “[The Sketch Book—Character in Outline] Jimsey’s Mascot”, in Current Literature: A Magazine of Record and Review, volume V, number 2, New York, N.Y.: The Current...
Noun (2) capitalized: Easy Street
Easy Street (uncountable)
- Alternative letter-case form of easy street.
- There was big money in it—the fellows who did that job might live on Easy Street the rest of their lives.1919, Upton Sinclair, “Jimmie Higgins Puts His Foot in It”, in Jimmie Higgins […], Pasadena, Calif.: Upton Sinclair, →OCLC, section II, page 83
- Why, I'll put each of those birds under a contract that will keep you and the missus on Easy Street the rest of your lives.1938, Florence and Richard Atwater, Mr. Popper's Penguins, page 138
Examples of easy street in a sentence
- Sometimes I'm tired and I wonder / What's so all-fired important / About being someplace at some time / Oh, but I don't really mind / 'Cause I could be on Easy Street1972 October, Carole King, “Bitter with the Sweet”, in Rhymes & Reasons:
- Easy street, easy street / Where the rich folks play (yeah, yeah, yeah) / Move them feet to easy street / When you get there, stay1977, “Easy Street”, in Martin Charnin (lyrics), Charles Strouse (music), Annie (soundtrack):
Forms of easy street
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Origin of easy street
From easy (“at ease, comfortable”) + street.
Questions about easy street
- What does easy street mean?
- Easy street means chiefly preceded by on: a carefree lifestyle, especially as a result of becoming wealthy, or an easy situation.
- How do you use easy street in a sentence?
- Sometimes I'm tired and I wonder / What's so all-fired important / About being someplace at some time / Oh, but I don't really mind / 'Cause I could be on Easy Street
- What part of speech is easy street?
- Easy street is a noun.
- How do you pronounce easy street?
- Easy street is pronounced /ˈiːzi ˌstɹiːt/ (UK).
Words near easy street in the dictionary
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