cushy

Related to cushy: cushy job

cushy job

A job that is easy, stress-free, and/or very well paid. Since I got this cushy job managing a toy store, I've gotten to sit around playing with toys all day. Since Sarah got that cushy job with the bank, she has been driving a sports car and is buying a second home!
See also: cushy, job

cushy number

A job that is easy, stress free, and typically well paid. Primarily heard in UK. Since I got this cushy number managing a toy store, I've gotten to sit around playing with toys all day. Since Sarah got that cushy number with the bank, she has been driving a sports car and is buying a second home! I get to work from home and spend a lot of time with my kids, so it's certainly a cushy number.
See also: cushy, number
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

a cushy ˈnumber

(British English) an easy job; a pleasant situation that other people would like: Sarah’s new job sounds like a right cushy number — she only has to go to the office three days a week. Cushy means ‘easy’ or ‘pleasant’ and comes from Hindi.
See also: cushy, number
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

cushy

(ˈkʊʃi)
mod. soft; easy. (From cushion.) That’s a cushy kind of life to lead.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • cushy job
  • soft job
  • set (one) up with (someone or something)
  • set up
  • inning
  • a good innings
  • have had a good innings
  • turnaround
  • land (something)
  • land a job
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