on easy street

phrase

: rich
If I'd been smarter about investing my money, I could be on easy street now.

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Along with her fourth husband, Charles Weaver, Mary Kay moved into a modern home on easy street—Houston’s Glenbrook Valley—and bought a Cadillac. — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 15 July 2026 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. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2026 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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“On easy street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20easy%20street. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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