- easy pickings
- easy pickings[of things] easy to get or steal; [of people] easy to get or persuade. •
The pickpockets found lots of easy pickings at the state fair.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
The pickpockets found lots of easy pickings at the state fair.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
easy pickings — an easy task or job, a piece of cake It was a multiple choice test easy pickings if you studied … English idioms
easy pickings — easy/rich pickings /ˈpɪkɪŋz/ ► a large range of good things to choose from: »Investors have found rich pickings in the property market in recent years. Main Entry: ↑picking … Financial and business terms
easy pickings — easy money/pickings/ phrase money that you get without working hard This expression sometimes shows that you think the money is obtained dishonestly . Thesaurus: unspecified amounts of moneyhyponym large amounts of moneysynonym Main ent … Useful english dictionary
pickings — pick|ings [ˈpıkıŋz] n [plural] informal money or profits that you can get easily from a situation ▪ There were rich pickings (=a lot of money) to be had from the stock market. ▪ There are easy pickings for thieves at these big outdoor concerts.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pickings — [[t]pɪ̱kɪŋz[/t]] N PLURAL: usu supp N You can refer to the money that can be made easily in a particular place or area of activity as the pickings. Traditional hiding places are easy pickings for experienced burglars... Other rich pickings,… … English dictionary
easy — I. adjective (easier; est) Etymology: Middle English esy, from Anglo French eisé, aasié, past participle of eiser, aaisier to ease, from a ad (from Latin ad ) + eise ease Date: 13th century 1. a. causing or involving little difficulty or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
easy — /ˈizi / (say eezee) adjective (easier, easiest) 1. not difficult; requiring no great labour or effort: easy to read; an easy victory. 2. free from pain, discomfort, worry, or care: he has an easy conscience now; easy in one s mind. 3. conducive… …
pickings — noun plural Date: 1642 something that is picked or picked up: as a. gleanable or eatable fragments ; scraps b. yield or return for effort expended < easy pickings > < slim pickings > … New Collegiate Dictionary
pickings — noun (plural) informal rich /easy pickings money or profits that you can get easily: There were rich pickings to be had if you played the stock market … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pickings — UK [ˈpɪkɪŋz] / US noun [plural] informal money or things that are available to be taken rich/easy pickings (= good things that you get very easily) … English dictionary
easy mark — Synonyms and related words: babe, boob, butt, chump, cinch, credulous person, cull, dupe, easy pickings, fall guy, fish, fool, gobe mouches, greener, greenhorn, greeny, gudgeon, gull, innocent, leadpipe cinch, mark, monkey, patsy, pigeon,… … Moby Thesaurus