easy street
Example Sentences
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“And then when she did prove something, it was never good enough. … That’s a dangerous thing. Everybody’s been taught the same way: ‘If I do this, it’s going to be easy street.’
From Seattle Times • Aug. 17, 2023
“When life looks like easy street, there’s danger at your door,” Walton said.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2021
McConaughey tires of livin on easy street: “I needed some yellow lights.”
From The Guardian • Oct. 26, 2020
In footage from a press conference with Lee, Smith jokes about having made it to easy street.
From The Verge • Oct. 22, 2019
Well, jeez, maybe she is sick, but it’s no easy street for me either, being here and taking this guff.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
