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have an easy time of it

have an easy time of it verb: to have few problems.

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.

Forms of have an easy time of it

third-person singular presenthas an easy time of it
present participlehaving an easy time of it
past participlehad an easy time of it
pasthad an easy time of it

Questions about have an easy time of it

What does have an easy time of it mean?
Have an easy time of it means to have few problems.
What part of speech is have an easy time of it?
Have an easy time of it is a verb.
What is the past tense of have an easy time of it?
The past tense of have an easy time of it is had an easy time of it.

Words near have an easy time of it in the dictionary

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

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