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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
