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having an easy time of it

having an easy time of it is the present participle and gerund 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 having an easy time of it

What is having an easy time of it the present participle and gerund of?
Having an easy time of it is the present participle and gerund of have an easy time of it.

Words near having an easy time of it in the dictionary

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

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