easy street
Definition
Noun: * A state of financial security, comfort, and prosperity, often implying a life free from significant work or worry. It describes a situation where one has ample money and an easy, comfortable lifestyle.
Usage
The phrase "easy street" is used as a singular noun, typically following a preposition. It describes a person's overall financial and lifestyle condition.
Examples
- Noun:
- After years of hard work, his successful investments finally put him on easy street.
- Winning the lottery would certainly set you up for life on easy street.
- Don't assume that just because they have a big house, they're living on easy street; they have a lot of debt.
Advanced Usage
- "to be on easy street": To be in a state of financial comfort and security.
- With both kids finally through college, my parents are finally on easy street.
- "to put someone on easy street": To provide someone with the means for a financially secure life.
- That lucrative contract put the entire company on easy street.
Variants and Related Words
- Easy living (noun phrase): A lifestyle characterized by comfort and a lack of hardship, similar to "easy street."
- He retired to a life of easy living by the beach.
Synonyms
- Affluence: The state of having a great deal of money; wealth.
- Comfort: A state of physical ease and freedom from pain or constraint, often financial.
- Prosperity: The state of being successful, especially in terms of financial or material wealth.
Related Idioms
- "In the money": Having a lot of money.
- After the sale of their startup, they were really in the money.
- "Living the high life": Living in a luxurious and extravagant way.
- Ever since his promotion, he's been living the high life.
Noun
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financial security
