a fool and his money are soon parted »
It is easy to get money from foolish people, especially rich ones.
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at hand »
Readily available; within easy reach; nearby.
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bacon fed »
Fat, greasy.
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bankers' hours »
Any easy job, especially one with a short working day.
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bed of roses »
A pleasant or easy situation.
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blanket term »
A word or phrase that is used to describe multiple groups of related things. The degree of relation may vary. Blanket terms often trade specificity for ease-of-use; in other words, a blanket term by itself gives little detail about the things that it describes or the relationships between them, but is easy to say and remember. Blanket terms often originate as slang, and eventually become integrated into the general vocabulary.
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breathe easy »
To relax or feel secure about something.
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bright-line rule »
A clear-cut, easy to make decision.
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cherry pick »
To position oneself near the opponent's goal to attempt to receive an errant or intentional pass for an easy score, as in basketball or versions of soccer where offsides are not enforced.
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child's play »
Something particularly simple or easy.
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chill out »
Relax, take it easy.
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drain the swamp when up to one's neck in alligators »
(idiomatic) When performing a long and complex task, and when you've gotten utterly immersed in secondary and tertiary unexpected tangential subtasks, it's easy to lose sight of the initial objective. This sort of distraction can be particularly problematic if the all-consuming subtask or sub-subtask is not, after all, particularly vital to the original, primary goal, but ends up sucking up time and resources (out of all proportion to its actual importance) only because it seems so urgent.
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duck soup »
Easy, or a piece of cake.
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easy as falling off a log »
Very easy.
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easy as pie »
Very easy.
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