on easy street
idiom
: rich
If I'd been smarter about investing my money, I could be on easy street now.
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Others, like the zero-talent hipster artist (Zach Woods) who refers to himself as the White Basquiat, are merely inconvenient irritants standing in Becket’s way to life on easy street.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2026
My life on easy street was suddenly littered with detours.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
Returning to the run game, Henry found a seam in the Pittsburgh defense and took a 44-yard run to the house that seemed to put Baltimore on easy street.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 12 Jan. 2025
With a few fetching friends in tow, Hadid hunkers down on easy street in a graphic hoodie and pants, her Chanel bag transforming the otherwise casual set into an intentional, polished daytime look.
—Rachel Besser, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2022
The former Dallasite might appear to be living on easy street these days with his stack of glowing reviews and a famous surname that dates back to American folk hero Davy Crockett, a distant relative.
—Dallas News, 6 Aug. 2020
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2026
My life on easy street was suddenly littered with detours.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
Returning to the run game, Henry found a seam in the Pittsburgh defense and took a 44-yard run to the house that seemed to put Baltimore on easy street.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 12 Jan. 2025
With a few fetching friends in tow, Hadid hunkers down on easy street in a graphic hoodie and pants, her Chanel bag transforming the otherwise casual set into an intentional, polished daytime look.
—Rachel Besser, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2022
The former Dallasite might appear to be living on easy street these days with his stack of glowing reviews and a famous surname that dates back to American folk hero Davy Crockett, a distant relative.
—Dallas News, 6 Aug. 2020
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