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had an easy time of it

had an easy time of it is the simple past and past participle of have an easy time of it.

Meaning of have an easy time of it

Verb

have an easy time of it (third-person singular simple present has an easy time of it, present participle having an easy time of it, simple past and past participle had an easy time of it)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To have few problems.

Questions about had an easy time of it

What is had an easy time of it the simple past and past participle of?
Had an easy time of it is the simple past and past participle of have an easy time of it.

Words near had an easy time of it in the dictionary

  1. had a word in someone's ear
  2. had a word with oneself
  3. had against
  4. had an accident
  5. had an affair
  6. had an easy time of it
  7. had an eye for
  8. had an in
  9. had another thing coming
  10. had another think coming
  11. had at

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