easy game

easy game

Someone who is or will be easy to swindle, con, persuade, or exploit. We should see if Larry will give us the 20 dollars—he's usually easy game.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

ˌeasy ˈgame

a person or thing that is easy to attack, criticize, or make a victim: Customers who know nothing about cars are easy game for dishonest dealers.
See also: easy, game
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • easy meat
  • as easy as taking candy from a baby
  • easy pickings
  • easy on the eye
  • easy on the eye(s)
  • easy on the eyes
  • be easy on the eye(s)
  • as easy as shooting fish in a barrel
  • easy make
  • easy peasy
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But Hodgson thinks the old adage that there are no easy games in international football - other than perhaps against San Marino - has been proven recently.
The Wanderers' manager insists there is no such thing as an easy game and never has been in his career at the helm at Molineux or elsewhere in his role as manager.
Martin Brassil's progressive gelding won Cheltenham's Ballymore Novice Hurdle emphatically and will be expected to follow-up as he renews rivalry with Sams Profile (fifth), Easy Game (eighth) and Gordon Elliott's Battleoverdoyen, favourite when pulled up in the Cheltenham race.
1.30 (G1) (1) 2m 5f Winner PS70,338 (16 run) ITV BALLYMORE NOVICES' HURDLE NEWSBOY'S 1-2-3 1 BREWIN'UPASTORM 2 CHAMP 3 EASY GAME BREWIN'UPASTORM has each-way claims - at the very least.
"It was clear from the first moment when we knew who we could face that there would be no easy game. It's Hoffenheim and that's for sure not an easy game.
'It was not an easy game. Before the game, we knew they had good defense and they played really good defense today against us,' he said.
"There were no easy games in this round so there was no chance for an easy game.
They've started well, with my old team-mate Roy Keane on the coaching staff now, so it won't be an easy game by any means.
"I told them if they wanted an easy game, they could have an easy game but in the first half the game did not go how we wanted.
"People might think Fulham will be an easy game but there are no easy games - every game is a final for us.
WALES have been warned not to expect an easy game in Rome on Saturday despite Italy having suffered the "massive" blow of losing their skipper Sergio Parisse.
McLeish said Blues have not had one easy game this season.
"People say England will have an easy game against us but you just wait and see."
Chelsea leads Manchester United by a point ahead of the so-called 'easy game' in hand against the Trotters at Stamford Bridge.
We have to work hard together, players and supporters, because sometimes when it's not an easy game we need the fans."